Where does “rode” come from?
rode (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Dutch râden, from Old Dutch rādan, from Proto-West Germanic rādan, 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.
rode (Plautdietsch): to guess; to advise, to suggest
Definitions
- to guess; to advise, to suggest
Ancestry of “rode”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | râden | to ponder, to think over |
| 2 | Old Dutch | rādan | to advise |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | rādan | to advise, counsel, help; to devise, decide,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaną | to decide, advise |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |