Where does “retten” come from?

retten (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

retten (Luxembourgish): to rescue, to save

Definitions

  1. to rescue, to save

Ancestry of “retten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanretten—
2Old High Germanretten—
3Proto-West Germanichraddjanto save, to rescue
4Proto-Germanichradjanąto loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save
5Proto-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 →