Where does “rād” come from?

rād (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic raidu, from Proto-Germanic raidō, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

rād (Old English): road; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road

Definitions

  1. road; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road

Ancestry of “rād”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicraiduriding, ride
2Proto-Germanicraidōride, journey; name of the R-rune
3Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “rād”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną →