Where does “read dating” come from?
read dating (English) comes from English speed dating, from English Speed, from Middle English sped, from Old English spēd, from Proto-West Germanic spōdi, from Proto-West Germanic spōan, from Proto-Germanic spōaną, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.
read dating (English): An organized event in which prospective romantic...
Definitions
- An organized event in which prospective romantic...
Ancestry of “read dating”, step by step
read dating traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English speed dating
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | speed dating | An organized event in which prospective romantic... |
| 2 | English | Speed | The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion |
| 3 | Middle English | sped | good fortune |
| 4 | Old English | spēd | success; luck, prosperity, success |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | spōdi | hurry, rush; success, prosperity |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | spōan | to succeed, prosper |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | spōaną | to prosper, succeed, be happy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
via English read
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | read | To look at and interpret letters or other... |
| 2 | Middle English | reden | to counsel, advise; to study; to read |
| 3 | Old English | rǣdan | to read, interpret; to counsel, advise; plot,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rādan | to advise, counsel, help; to devise, decide,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaną | to decide, advise |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |