Where does “ræðinn” come from?

ræðinn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ræða, from Old Norse hræða, from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną.

ræðinn (Icelandic): talkative

Definitions

  1. talkative

Ancestry of “ræðinn”, step by step

ræðinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ræða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicræðaa speech, an address; to discuss, to talk, to...
2Old Norsehræðato frighten; to be afraid of
3Proto-Germanichrēdijaną—

via Icelandic inn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicinnin, inside
Every word from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną →Every word from Old Norse hræða →Every word from Icelandic ræða →