Where does “rāþa” come from?
rāþa (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse ráða, from Proto-Germanic rēdaną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Ancestry of “rāþa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | ráða | to advise, counsel; to consult about, discuss; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaną | to decide, advise |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |