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

Definitions

  1. afraid, frightened

Ancestry of “rædder”, step by step

rædder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish ræþa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishræþato frighten
2Old Norsehræðato frighten; to be afraid of
3Proto-Germanichrēdijaną—

via Old Norse hræddr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehræddrafraid

Words derived from “rædder”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną →Every word from Old Norse hræða →Every word from Old Swedish ræþa →