Where does “redding” come from?
redding (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-.
redding (Dutch): rescue, rescuing
Ancestry of “redding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | redden | to save, rescue |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | redden | to save, to rescue |
| 3 | Old Dutch | redden | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hraddjan | to save, to rescue |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hradjaną | to loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱret- | — |
Words derived from “redding”