Where does “ræthæs” come from?

ræthæs (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse hræðast, from Old Norse hræða, from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną.

Ancestry of “ræthæs”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ræthæs

Every word from Proto-Germanic hrēdijanąEvery word from Old Norse hræðaEvery word from Old Norse hræðast