Where does “ġerǣdan” come from?

ġerǣdan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic garaidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

ġerǣdan (Old English): to arrange, assist; to put in order, arrange,...

Definitions

  1. to arrange, assist; to put in order, arrange,...

Ancestry of “ġerǣdan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgaraidijanąto arrange, set in order
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic garaidijaną