Where does “redekundig” come from?
redekundig (Dutch) comes from Dutch redekunde, from Dutch rede, 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.
redekundig (Dutch): pertaining to phrases
Definitions
- pertaining to phrases
Ancestry of “redekundig”, step by step
redekundig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch redekunde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | redekunde | logic; rhetoric |
| 2 | Dutch | rede | reason; address, discourse; A place to anchor,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | rêde | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | retha | address, discourse, speech |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *raþ(þ)jā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | raþjǭ | account, reasoning |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Dutch ig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ig | -y |