Where does “*reden” come from?

*reden (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *raidijan, from Proto-Germanic raidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ancestry of “*reden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*raidijanto arrange
2Proto-Germanicraidijanąto cause to move, carry (up, forward, etc.), let fall, etc
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rey-to count, count out; to arrange
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “*reden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raidijaną →