Where does “riuten” come from?

riuten (Middle High German) comes from Old High German riuten, from Proto-West Germanic reudan, from Proto-Germanic reudaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

Ancestry of “riuten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanriuten—
2Proto-West Germanicreudanto redden, to make red; to clear, to eradicate
3Proto-Germanicreudanąto redden, make red; to clear, eradicate, remove
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “riuten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic reudaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic reudan →
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