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Where does “reudan” come from?

reudan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic reudaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

reudan (Proto-West Germanic): to redden, to make red; to clear, to eradicate

Definitions

  1. to redden, to make red; to clear, to eradicate

Ancestry of “reudan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicreudanąto redden, make red; to clear, eradicate, remove
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “reudan”

  • reuten
  • riuten
  • riuten
  • rueden
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