Where does “retten” come from?

retten (Middle High German) comes from Old High German retten, from Proto-West Germanic hraddjan, from Proto-Germanic hradjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- — to be strong.

Ancestry of “retten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanretten—
2Proto-West Germanichraddjanto save, to rescue
3Proto-Germanichradjanąto loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong

Words derived from “retten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hradjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hraddjan →
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