Where does “redder” come from?

redder (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål redde, from Middle Low German redden, from Proto-Germanic hradjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- — to be strong.

redder (Norwegian Bokmål): present of redde

Definitions

  1. present of redde

Ancestry of “redder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålreddedefinite singular of redd; plural of redd; to...
2Middle Low Germanredden—
3Proto-Germanichradjanąto loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hradjaną →Every word from Middle Low German redden →