Where does “retten” come from?
retten (German) comes from Middle High German retten, from Old High German retten, from Proto-West Germanic hraddjan, from Proto-Germanic hradjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret-.
retten (German): to save, to rescue
Ancestry of “retten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | retten | — |
| 2 | Old High German | retten | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hraddjan | to save, to rescue |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hradjaną | to loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱret- | — |
Words derived from “retten”