Where does “rād” come from?

rād (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

rād (Proto-West Germanic): advice, counsel

Definitions

  1. advice, counsel

Ancestry of “rād”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “rād”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- →