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Where does “raadplegen” come from?

raadplegen (Dutch) comes from Dutch raad, from Middle Dutch râet, from Old Dutch rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

raadplegen (Dutch): to consult

Definitions

  1. to consult

Ancestry of “raadplegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchraadAn advice, counsel; A council, board, body which...
2Middle Dutchrâet—
3Old Dutchrāt—
4Proto-West Germanicrādadvice, counsel
5Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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