Where does “retha” come from?

retha (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *raþ(þ)jā, from Proto-Germanic raþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

retha (Old Dutch): address, discourse, speech

Definitions

  1. address, discourse, speech

Ancestry of “retha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*raþ(þ)jā—
2Proto-Germanicraþjǭaccount, reasoning
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “retha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raþjǭ →