Where does “reddy” come from?

reddy (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

reddy (English): Somewhat red in colour

Definitions

  1. Somewhat red in colour

Ancestry of “reddy”, step by step

reddy traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Red

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

via Telugu రెడ్డి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguరెడ్డిPeople belongs to a social class in South India

via Irish Ó Rodaigh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishÓ Rodaigh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-