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
- reason; address, discourse; A place to anchor,...
Ancestry of “rede”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | rêde | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | retha | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *raþ(þ)jā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | raþjǭ | account, reasoning |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
Words derived from “rede”