Where does “rêden” come from?
rêden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *reden, from Proto-West Germanic *raidijan, from Proto-Germanic raidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
rêden (Middle Dutch): to ready
Ancestry of “rêden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | *reden | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *raidijan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | raidijaną | to cause to move, carry , let fall, etc; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rey- | to count, count out; to arrange |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
Words derived from “rêden”