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Where does “redneckism” come from?

redneckism (English) comes from English redneck, 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.

redneckism (English): The beliefs or behaviours of rednecks

Definitions

  1. The beliefs or behaviours of rednecks

Ancestry of “redneckism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishredneckA poor, rural, usually white and male, person...
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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