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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

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

Words derived from “ret”

  • retting
  • retted
  • retter
  • dewretting
  • rettery
  • dewret
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewd- →