Where does “råd” come from?

råd (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse rǫð, from Proto-Germanic radō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rh̥₁dʰ-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

råd (Norwegian Bokmål): advice; a council; imperative of råde

Definitions

  1. advice; a council; imperative of råde

Ancestry of “råd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserǫðrow
2Proto-Germanicradōrow; line; series
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rh̥₁dʰ-éh₂—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “råd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- →