Where does “redden” come from?
redden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch redden, from Proto-West Germanic hraddjan, from Proto-Germanic hradjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret-.
redden (Middle Dutch): to save, to rescue
Ancestry of “redden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | redden | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hraddjan | to save, to rescue |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hradjaną | to loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱret- | — |
Words derived from “redden”