Where does “redd” come from?

redd (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hræddr, from Old Norse hræða, from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną.

redd (Norwegian Nynorsk): frightened; afraid; careful with; worried about

Definitions

  1. frightened; afraid; careful with; worried about

Ancestry of “redd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehræddrafraid
2Old Norsehræðato frighten; to be afraid of
3Proto-Germanichrēdijaną—

Words derived from “redd”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną →Every word from Old Norse hræða →Every word from Old Norse hræddr →