Where does “redda” come from?

redda (Icelandic) comes from Danish redde, from Middle Low German redden, from Proto-Germanic hradjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- — to be strong.

redda (Icelandic): to fix, to work something out; to provide...

Definitions

  1. to fix, to work something out; to provide...

Ancestry of “redda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishreddeto save
2Middle Low Germanredden—
3Proto-Germanichradjanąto loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong

Words derived from “redda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hradjaną →Every word from Middle Low German redden →