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Where does “rēda” come from?

rēda (Old Frisian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “rēda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrēdanąto decide, advise
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “rēda”

  • räide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →