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Where does “Bundesrat” come from?

Bundesrat (German) comes from German rät, from Middle High German rāt, from Old High German rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Bundesrat (German): A federal council, "especially:" the federal...

Definitions

  1. A federal council, "especially:" the federal...

Ancestry of “Bundesrat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrätthird-person singular present of raten
2Middle High Germanrāt—
3Old High Germanrātadvice, council; advise
4Proto-West Germanicrādadvice, counsel
5Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “Bundesrat”

  • Bundesrat
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