Where does “reden” come from?
reden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rêden, from Old Dutch *reden, from Proto-West Germanic *raidijan, from Proto-Germanic raidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
reden (Dutch): reason, ground; rescue; proportion
Definitions
- reason, ground; rescue; proportion
Ancestry of “reden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | rêden | to ready |
| 2 | Old Dutch | *reden | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *raidijan | to arrange |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | raidijaną | to cause to move, carry (up, forward, etc.), let fall, etc |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rey- | to count, count out; to arrange |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |