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Where does “hræd” come from?

hræd (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hrad, from Proto-Germanic hradaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret-.

hræd (Old English): quick, hasty

Definitions

  1. quick, hasty

Ancestry of “hræd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hrad—
2Proto-Germanichradazquick, hasty
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-—

Words derived from “hræd”

  • rather
  • road
  • railroad
  • roadside
  • reed
  • roadblock
  • roadbed
  • crossroad
  • rede
  • roadster
  • rath
  • roadless
  • roadhouse
  • roadkill
  • roadie
  • rathe
  • roadwork
  • roadrunner
  • reeded
  • roadshow
  • roading
  • roadmaking
  • roadman
  • reedbuck
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