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-.
redda (Icelandic): to fix, to work something out; to provide...
Definitions
- to fix, to work something out; to provide...
Ancestry of “redda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | redde | to save |
| 2 | Middle Low German | redden | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hradjaną | to loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱret- | — |