Where does “redde” come from?
redde (Middle English) comes from Old English rǣdde, from Old English rǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic rādan, from Proto-Germanic rēdaną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Ancestry of “redde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | rǣdde | — |
| 2 | Old English | rǣdan | to read, interpret; to counsel, advise; plot,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | rādan | to advise, counsel, help; to devise, decide,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaną | to decide, advise |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |