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

Definitions

  1. to ready

Ancestry of “rêden”, step by step

rêden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch *reden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*reden—
2Proto-West Germanic*raidijanto arrange
3Proto-Germanicraidijanąto cause to move, carry (up, forward, etc.), let fall, etc
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rey-to count, count out; to arrange
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Proto-Germanic raþjǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicraþjǭaccount, reasoning
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange

Words derived from “rêden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raidijaną →
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