Where does “rēde” come from?

rēde (German) comes from Middle High German rede, from Old High German redia, from Proto-Germanic raþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

rēde (German): speech, address

Definitions

  1. speech, address

Ancestry of “rēde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrede—
2Old High Germanredia—
3Proto-Germanicraþjǭaccount, reasoning
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “rēde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raþjǭ →