Where does “Rede” come from?
Rede (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.
Ancestry of “Rede”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | rede | — |
| 2 | Old High German | redia | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | raþjǭ | account, reasoning |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |