Where does “hretten” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hretten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichraddjanto save, to rescue
2Proto-Germanichradjanąto loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hradjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hraddjan →