Where does “rede” come from?

rede (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rêde, from Old Dutch retha, from Proto-West Germanic *raþ(þ)jā, from Proto-Germanic raþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

rede (Dutch): reason; address, discourse; A place to anchor,...

Definitions

  1. reason; address, discourse; A place to anchor,...

Ancestry of “rede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrêde—
2Old Dutchrethaaddress, discourse, speech
3Proto-West Germanic*raþ(þ)jā—
4Proto-Germanicraþjǭaccount, reasoning
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “rede”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raþjǭ →