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Where does “rādislī” come from?

rādislī (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-West Germanic rādan, 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.

rādislī (Proto-West Germanic): advice, consultation; supposition, guess,...

Definitions

  1. advice, consultation; supposition, guess,...

Ancestry of “rādislī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicrādanto advise, counsel, help; to devise, decide,...
2Proto-Germanicrēdanąto decide, advise
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 “rādislī”

  • riddle
  • riddling
  • unriddle
  • riddler
  • unriddler
  • riddlesome
  • riddlelike
  • riddlingly
  • Rätsel
  • rätselhaft
  • enträtseln
  • rätseln
  • raadsel
  • redels
  • redel
  • rǣdels
  • rǣdelse
  • raetsel
  • rātisli
  • ratsal
  • raadsel
  • blokkiesraaisel
  • raaisel
  • rādisli
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