Where does “hreddan” come from?

hreddan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hraddjan, from Proto-Germanic hradjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- — to be strong.

hreddan (Old English): to save, rescue; to deliver, free; take away; to...

Definitions

  1. to save, rescue; to deliver, free; take away; to...

Ancestry of “hreddan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichraddjanto save, to rescue
2Proto-Germanichradjanąto loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong

Words derived from “hreddan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hradjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hraddjan →