Where does “reddere” come from?
reddere (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål redd, from Old Norse hræddr, from Old Norse hræða, from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną.
reddere (Norwegian Bokmål): comparative degree of redd
Definitions
- comparative degree of redd
Ancestry of “reddere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | redd | frightened, afraid; imperative of redde |
| 2 | Old Norse | hræddr | afraid |
| 3 | Old Norse | hræða | to frighten; to be afraid of |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hrēdijaną | — |