Where does “road” come from?
Road comes from Middle English rade, Old English rād, Proto-Germanic raidō, and Proto-Indo-European roots including kret- and reydʰ-.
road (English): A way used for travelling between places,...
Definitions
- A way used for travelling between places,...
Ancestry of “road”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | rode | A cross or gibbet; The cross of Christ; The cross... |
| 2 | Old English | rād | road; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | raidu | riding, ride |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | raidō | ride, journey; name of the R-rune |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |