Where does “redder” come from?

redder (Dutch) comes from Dutch redden, 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.

redder (Dutch): savior, rescuer

Definitions

  1. savior, rescuer

Ancestry of “redder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchreddento save, rescue
2Middle Dutchreddento save, to rescue
3Old Dutchredden—
4Proto-West Germanichraddjanto save, to rescue
5Proto-Germanichradjanąto loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- →