Where does “Gerät” come from?

Gerät (German) comes from Middle High German geræte, from Old High German girāti, 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.

Gerät (German): device, tool, appliance, machine; equipment,...

Definitions

  1. device, tool, appliance, machine; equipment,...

Ancestry of “Gerät”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangeræteequipment; consultation; equipment
2Old High Germangirātiadvice, consultation
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 “Gerät”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- →