Where does “Redefigur” come from?

Redefigur (German) comes from German rēde, 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.

Redefigur (German): figure of speech

Definitions

  1. figure of speech

Ancestry of “Redefigur”, step by step

Redefigur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rēde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrēdespeech, address
2Middle High Germanrede—
3Old High Germanredia—
4Proto-Germanicraþjǭaccount, reasoning
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via German Figur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFigurfigure, figurine; character; piece
2Latinfigūrashape, form, figure
3Latinfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raþjǭ →