Where does “redden” come from?

redden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch redden, from Old Dutch redden, from Proto-West Germanic hraddjan, from Proto-Germanic hradjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- — to be strong.

redden (Dutch): to save, rescue

Definitions

  1. to save, rescue

Ancestry of “redden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchreddento save, to rescue
2Old Dutchredden
3Proto-West Germanichraddjanto save, to rescue
4Proto-Germanichradjanąto loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong

Words derived from “redden

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱret-
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