Where does “Reede” come from?
Reede (German) comes from Middle Low German rēde, from Old Saxon giredi, from Old Saxon gī, from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs — you (plural).
Reede (German): roadstead
Definitions
- roadstead
Ancestry of “Reede”, step by step
Reede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German rēde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | rēde | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | giredi | apparatus, device |
| 3 | Old Saxon | gī | you plural |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | jiʀ | you |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jīz | Alternative form of *jūz |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *yúHs | you (plural) |
via Old Swedish frēadagher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | frēadagher | Friday |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *Frījā dag | — |
| 3 | Latin | dīēs Veneris | Friday |
| 4 | Latin | Veneris | — |