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Where does “ȝerad” come from?

ȝerad (Middle English) comes from Old English rǣde, from Proto-Germanic garaidijaz, from Proto-Germanic raidijaz, from Proto-Germanic raidaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁dʰ- — to care.

ȝerad (Middle English): ready, prepared

Definitions

  1. ready, prepared

Ancestry of “ȝerad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrǣde—
2Proto-GermanicgaraidijazAlternative form of *garaidaz; arranged, ready
3Proto-GermanicraidijazAlternative form of *raidaz
4Proto-Germanicraidazready, arranged, prepared
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁dʰ-to care

Words derived from “ȝerad”

  • ready
  • readiness
  • readies
  • overready
  • overreadiness
  • ready-handed
  • prêt-à-porter
  • ready-handedness
  • foreready
  • ready-to-wear
  • make-ready
  • prêt-à-porter
  • redy
  • iredi
  • rædiȝ
  • ȝerædi
  • redi
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