Where does “burgræden” come from?
burgræden (Old English) comes from Old English rǣden, from Proto-Germanic raidīniz, from Proto-Germanic -īniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.
burgræden (Old English): citizenship
Ancestry of “burgræden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | rǣden | condition, state; accounting, reckoning;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | raidīniz | arrangement, ordinance, authority; government,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -īniz | Forms abstract nouns from weak class 1 verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -niz | Forms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -nis | — |