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Where does “geræte” come from?

geræte (Middle High German) comes from Old High German girāti, from Old High German rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

geræte (Middle High German): equipment; consultation; equipment

Definitions

  1. equipment; consultation; equipment

Ancestry of “geræte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangirātiadvice, consultation
2Old High Germanrātadvice, council; advise
3Proto-West Germanicrādadvice, counsel
4Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “geræte”

  • Sportgerät
  • Empfangsgerät
  • Schwirrgerät
  • Ladegerät
  • Rundfunkgerät
  • Beatmungsgerät
  • Kopiergerät
  • Gerät
  • Magnetbandgerät
  • Sendegerät
  • Glasgerät
  • Haushaltsgerät
  • Fernsehgerät
  • Laborgerät
  • Küchengerät
  • Heimwerkergerät
  • Funkgerät
  • Gerätschaft
  • Atemgerät
  • geräteübergreifend
  • grat
  • גרעט
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