Where does “råd” come from?

råd (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse ráð, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

råd (Norwegian Nynorsk): advice; a council; a councillor

Definitions

  1. advice; a council; a councillor

Ancestry of “råd”, step by step

råd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse ráð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseráðadvice, counsel; council
2Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos—
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

via Old Norse hraðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehraðrfast
2Proto-Germanichradazquick, hasty
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong

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- →