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Where does “h₂reh₁-” come from?

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

h₂reh₁- (Proto-Indo-European): to think, reason; to arrange

Definitions

  1. to think, reason; to arrange

Ancestry of “h₂reh₁-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “h₂reh₁-”

  • reason
  • read
  • rate
  • reading
  • reasonable
  • ratio
  • rational
  • reasoning
  • array
  • reasonably
  • Ralph
  • dread
  • rating
  • rationale
  • unreasonable
  • rationality
  • readable
  • irrational
  • reed
  • rationally
  • ration
  • riddle
  • reasonableness
  • rationalism
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