Where does “rade” come from?

rade (Middle English) comes from Old English rād, from Proto-West Germanic raidu, from Proto-Germanic raidō, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

rade (Middle English): quick, fast, speedy; rash, hasty, angry; eager

Definitions

  1. quick, fast, speedy; rash, hasty, angry; eager

Ancestry of “rade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrādroad; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road
2Proto-West Germanicraiduriding, ride
3Proto-Germanicraidōride, journey; name of the R-rune
4Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “rade”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną →
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