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Where does “rēþe” come from?

rēþe (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic rōþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European rēy- — thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

rēþe (Old English): fierce, cruel, savage, severe, stern, austere,...

Definitions

  1. fierce, cruel, savage, severe, stern, austere,...

Ancestry of “rēþe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrōþijazwild
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

Words derived from “rēþe”

  • rethe
  • reth
  • rethe
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