Where does “retôrz” come from?

retôrz (Kashubian) comes from Kashubian retac, 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.

retôrz (Kashubian): rescuer, saviour

Definitions

  1. rescuer, saviour

Ancestry of “retôrz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kashubianretacto 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- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hradjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hraddjan →