Where does “rado” come from?

rado (Old High German) comes from Old High German rad, from Proto-West Germanic *raþ, from Proto-Germanic raþą, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

rado (Old High German): fast

Definitions

  1. fast

Ancestry of “rado”, step by step

rado traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German rad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanradfast; wheel
2Proto-West Germanic*raþwheel
3Proto-Germanicraþąwheel
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

via Proto-West Germanic *hrad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hradquick, hasty
2Proto-Germanichradazquick, hasty
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong

Words derived from “rado”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hret- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raþą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *raþ →