Where does “ræðast” come from?

ræðast (Faroese) comes from Icelandic ræða, from Old Norse hræða, from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną.

ræðast (Faroese): to fear, to be afraid

Definitions

  1. to fear, to be afraid

Ancestry of “ræðast”, step by step

ræðast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ræða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicræðaa speech, an address; to discuss, to talk, to...
2Old Norsehræðato frighten; to be afraid of
3Proto-Germanichrēdijaną—

via Old Norse hræðast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehræðast—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną →Every word from Old Norse hræða →Every word from Icelandic ræða →