Where does “Riedner” come from?

Riedner (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish rieden, from Middle High German reden, from Old High German redōn, from Old High German reda, from Proto-Germanic raþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Riedner (Luxembourgish): speaker, orator

Definitions

  1. speaker, orator

Ancestry of “Riedner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishriedento talk, to speak
2Middle High Germanreden—
3Old High Germanredōn—
4Old High Germanreda—
5Proto-Germanicraþjǭaccount, reasoning
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raþjǭ →