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Where does “ráðabrugg” come from?

ráðabrugg (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ráð, from Old Norse ráð, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

ráðabrugg (Icelandic): plot, machination, scheme

Definitions

  1. plot, machination, scheme

Ancestry of “ráðabrugg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicráðadvice, counsel; plan; council
2Old Norseráðadvice, counsel; council
3Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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