Where does “rada” come from?

rada (Old Polish) comes from Old Church Slavonic rada, from Middle High German rāt, from Old High German rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

rada (Old Polish): advice; tip

Definitions

  1. advice; tip

Ancestry of “rada”, step by step

rada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic rada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicrada—
2Middle High Germanrātadvice, a piece of advice, counsel
3Old High Germanrātadvice, council; advise
4Proto-West Germanicrādadvice, counsel
5Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Old Czech rada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechradaadvice; council

Words derived from “rada”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- →