Where does “ret” come from?

Ret comes from Middle English retten, of unknown origin and meaning.

ret (English): To prepare for further processing by soaking,...

Definitions

  1. To prepare for further processing by soaking,...

Ancestry of “ret”, step by step

ret traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English retten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishretten—
2Middle Dutchrēten—
3Proto-Germanicrautijaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrewd-to tear; rend; rip

via Old Norse reyta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsereyta—

Words derived from “ret”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rautijaną →Every word from Middle Dutch rēten →