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Where does “reddast” come from?

reddast (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hræðast, from Old Norse hræða, from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną.

reddast (Norwegian Nynorsk): to be afraid, to fear, to worry; indefinite...

Definitions

  1. to be afraid, to fear, to worry; indefinite...

Ancestry of “reddast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehræðast—
2Old Norsehræðato frighten; to be afraid of
3Proto-Germanichrēdijaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną →