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