Where does “rêde” come from?

rêde (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch retha, from Proto-West Germanic *raþ(þ)jā, from Proto-Germanic raþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ancestry of “rêde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchrethaaddress, discourse, speech
2Proto-West Germanic*raþ(þ)jā—
3Proto-Germanicraþjǭaccount, reasoning
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “rêde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raþjǭ →