Where does “redd” come from?
redd (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse hræddr, from Old Norse hræða, from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną.
redd (Norwegian Bokmål): frightened, afraid; imperative of redde
Definitions
- frightened, afraid; imperative of redde
Ancestry of “redd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hræddr | afraid |
| 2 | Old Norse | hræða | to frighten; to be afraid of |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrēdijaną | — |
Words derived from “redd”