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Where does “misrædan” come from?

misrædan (Old English) comes from Old English rǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic rādan, from Proto-Germanic rēdaną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

misrædan (Old English): to counsel amiss, give bad advice; rede; to...

Definitions

  1. to counsel amiss, give bad advice; rede; to...

Ancestry of “misrædan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrǣdanto read, interpret; to counsel, advise; plot,...
2Proto-West Germanicrādanto advise, counsel, help; to devise, decide,...
3Proto-Germanicrēdanąto decide, advise
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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