Where does “rettend” come from?

rettend (German) comes from German retten, from Middle High German retten, from Old High German retten, from Proto-West Germanic hraddjan, from Proto-Germanic hradjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- — to be strong.

rettend (German): present participle of retten

Definitions

  1. present participle of retten

Ancestry of “rettend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrettento save, to rescue
2Middle High Germanretten—
3Old High Germanretten—
4Proto-West Germanichraddjanto save, to rescue
5Proto-Germanichradjanąto loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong

Words derived from “rettend”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- →