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Where does “rādan” come from?

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

rādan (Proto-West Germanic): to advise, counsel, help; to devise, decide,...

Definitions

  1. to advise, counsel, help; to devise, decide,...

Ancestry of “rādan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrēdanąto decide, advise
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “rādan”

  • dread
  • riddle
  • riddling
  • unriddle
  • riddler
  • adread
  • dreadeth
  • dreader
  • unriddler
  • riddlesome
  • riddlelike
  • riddlingly
  • dreadsome
  • dreadness
  • dreadworthy
  • indread
  • undread
  • misdread
  • dreadtalk
  • dreadable
  • enträtseln
  • rätseln
  • Rätsel
  • Ratespiel
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