Where does “niederreden” come from?

niederreden (German) comes from German Reden, from Middle High German reden, from Old High German redōn, from Old High German reda, from Proto-Germanic raþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

niederreden (German): to talk someone into the ground, to wear down someone by talking

Definitions

  1. to talk someone into the ground, to wear down someone by talking

Ancestry of “niederreden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRedengerund of reden; plural of Rede
2Middle High Germanreden—
3Old High Germanredōn—
4Old High Germanreda—
5Proto-Germanicraþjǭaccount, reasoning
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →