Where does “make-ready” come from?

make-ready (English) comes from English ready, from Middle English redy, from Middle English irēd, from Old English rǣde, from Proto-Germanic garaidijaz, from Proto-Germanic raidijaz, from Proto-Germanic raidaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁dʰ- — to care.

make-ready (English): A sheet of paper on which overlays are pasted for...

Definitions

  1. A sheet of paper on which overlays are pasted for...

Ancestry of “make-ready”, step by step

make-ready traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ready

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreadyPrepared for immediate action or use; Inclined;...
2Middle Englishredyready
3Middle Englishirēd
4Old Englishrǣde
5Proto-GermanicgaraidijazAlternative form of *garaidaz; arranged, ready
6Proto-GermanicraidijazAlternative form of *raidaz
7Proto-Germanicraidazready, arranged, prepared
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁dʰ-to care

via English make

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmakeTo create; To behave, to act; To tend; to...
2Middle EnglishmakeAlternative form of maken; easy
3Middle EnglishmakenTo make or create; to have something made
4Old Englishmacianto make
5Emilianmâciaspot, stain
6LatinMacula
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁dʰ-