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Where does “rēdaną” come from?

rēdaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

rēdaną (Proto-Germanic): to decide, advise

Definitions

  1. to decide, advise

Ancestry of “rēdaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “rēdaną”

  • read
  • reading
  • array
  • dread
  • readable
  • reed
  • riddle
  • microarray
  • reread
  • readability
  • unreadable
  • readout
  • unread
  • proofread
  • rede
  • riddling
  • reflectarray
  • subarray
  • readest
  • unriddle
  • speechreading
  • reeded
  • reedbuck
  • readme
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