Where does “rajd” come from?
rajd (Polish) comes from English raid, from Scots raid, from Middle English rade, from Old English rād, from Proto-West Germanic raidu, from Proto-Germanic raidō, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
rajd (Polish): rally; field competition in scouting
Definitions
- rally; field competition in scouting
Ancestry of “rajd”, step by step
rajd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English raid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | raid | A quick hostile or predatory incursion or... |
| 2 | Scots | raid | raid |
| 3 | Middle English | rade | quick, fast, speedy; rash, hasty, angry; eager |
| 4 | Old English | rād | road; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | raidu | riding, ride |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | raidō | ride, journey; name of the R-rune |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Proto-Samic rājδō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samic | rājδō | line of reindeer |