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Where does “raden” come from?

raden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch râden, from Old Dutch rādan, from Proto-West Germanic rādan, from Proto-Germanic rēdaną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

raden (Dutch): to guess; to advise; plural of raad

Definitions

  1. to guess; to advise; plural of raad

Ancestry of “raden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrâden—
2Old Dutchrādan—
3Proto-West Germanicrādanto advise, counsel, help; to devise, decide,...
4Proto-Germanicrēdanąto decide, advise
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “raden”

  • aanraden
  • ontraden
  • afraden
  • raai
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