Where does “rædder” come from?
rædder (Old Swedish) comes from Old Swedish ræþa, from Old Norse hræða, from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną.
rædder (Old Swedish): afraid, frightened
Ancestry of “rædder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | ræþa | to frighten |
| 2 | Old Norse | hræða | to frighten; to be afraid of |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrēdijaną | — |