Where does “*raidijan” come from?
*raidijan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic raidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Ancestry of “*raidijan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | raidijaną | to cause to move, carry , let fall, etc; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rey- | to count, count out; to arrange |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |