Where does “rede” come from?

rede (Middle High German) comes from Old High German redia, from Proto-Germanic raþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ancestry of “rede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanredia—
2Proto-Germanicraþjǭaccount, reasoning
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “rede”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raþjǭ →
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