Where does “rad” come from?
rad (Middle English) comes from Old English hræd, from Proto-West Germanic *hrad, from Proto-Germanic hradaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret-.
Ancestry of “rad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | hræd | quick, hasty |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *hrad | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hradaz | quick, hasty |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱret- | — |