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Where does “reddener” come from?

reddener (English) comes from English redden, from English Red, from English rede, from Middle English reden, from Old English rǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic rādan, from Proto-Germanic rēdaną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

reddener (English): Agent noun of redden; someone or something which...

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  1. Agent noun of redden; someone or something which...

Ancestry of “reddener”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreddenTo become red or redder; To make red or redder
2EnglishRedA Communist; A supporter of a sports team who...
3EnglishredeHelp, advice, counsel; Decision, a plan; To...
4Middle Englishredento counsel, advise; to study; to read
5Old Englishrǣdanto read, interpret; to counsel, advise; plot,...
6Proto-West Germanicrādanto advise, counsel, help; to devise, decide,...
7Proto-Germanicrēdanąto decide, advise
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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