Where does “rade” come from?

rade (French) comes from Middle French rade, from Old French *rade, from Middle English rade, from Old English rād, from Proto-West Germanic raidu, from Proto-Germanic raidō, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

rade (French): harbour

Definitions

  1. harbour

Ancestry of “rade”, step by step

rade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French rade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchradeharbour
2Old French*rade—
3Middle Englishradequick, fast, speedy; rash, hasty, angry; eager
4Old Englishrādroad; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road
5Proto-West Germanicraiduriding, ride
6Proto-Germanicraidōride, journey; name of the R-rune
7Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
8Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via French radeau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchradeauraft
2Old Occitanradel—
3Old Occitanrat—
4Latinratisraft; pontoon bridge; boat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Words derived from “rade”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną →