Where does “retten” come from?
retten (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic hraddjan, from Proto-Germanic hradjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret-.
Ancestry of “retten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | hraddjan | to save, to rescue |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hradjaną | to loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱret- | — |
Words derived from “retten”