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Where does “redd” come from?

redd (English) comes from Middle English reden, from Old English rǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic rādan, from Proto-Germanic rēdaną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

redd (English): To free from entanglement; To free from...

Definitions

  1. To free from entanglement; To free from...

Ancestry of “redd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishredento counsel, advise; to study; to read
2Old Englishrǣdanto read, interpret; to counsel, advise; plot,...
3Proto-West Germanicrādanto advise, counsel, help; to devise, decide,...
4Proto-Germanicrēdanąto decide, advise
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “redd”

  • red
  • pink
  • reddish
  • infrared
  • redder
  • reddening
  • pinkish
  • redhead
  • redwood
  • redshift
  • redden
  • redheaded
  • pinky
  • redneck
  • redskin
  • redbrick
  • pinkie
  • redly
  • pinker
  • redhaired
  • pinkness
  • redcoat
  • redfish
  • redware
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