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Where does “radin” come from?

radin (French) comes from French rade, 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 — to fit, to fix, to put together.

radin (French): stingy; cheapskate, miser

Definitions

  1. stingy; cheapskate, miser

Ancestry of “radin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchradeharbour; pavement , sidewalk; bar, counter
2Middle Frenchrade—
3Old French*rade—
4Middle Englishradequick, fast, speedy; rash, hasty, angry; eager
5Old Englishrādroad; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road
6Proto-West Germanicraiduriding, ride
7Proto-Germanicraidōride, journey; name of the R-rune
8Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
9Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “radin”

  • radinerie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →