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Where does “-red” come from?

-red (English) comes from Middle English -rede, from Old English -rǣden — condition, state; -hood.

-red (English): hatred; kindred; manred

Definitions

  1. hatred; kindred; manred

Ancestry of “-red”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle English-rede—
2Old English-rǣdencondition, state; -hood
Every word from Old English -rǣden →