Where does “rettet” come from?

rettet (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.

rettet (German): inflection of retten: ## third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of retten: ## third-person singular...

Ancestry of “rettet”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- →