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Where does “unriddler” come from?

unriddler (English) comes from English unriddle, from English riddle, from Middle English redel, from Middle English redels, from Old English rǣdels, from Proto-West Germanic rādislī, from Proto-West Germanic rādan, from Proto-Germanic rēdaną — to fit, to fix, to put together.

unriddler (English): One who unriddles; a solver of puzzles

Definitions

  1. One who unriddles; a solver of puzzles

Ancestry of “unriddler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunriddleTo figure out the answer to; To solve
2EnglishriddleA verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an...
3Middle Englishredel—
4Middle Englishredels—
5Old Englishrǣdels—
6Proto-West Germanicrādislīadvice, consultation; supposition, guess,...
7Proto-West Germanicrādanto advise, counsel, help; to devise, decide,...
8Proto-Germanicrēdanąto decide, advise
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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