Where does “*raþ(þ)jā” come from?
*raþ(þ)jā (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic raþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Ancestry of “*raþ(þ)jā”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | raþjǭ | account, reasoning |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |