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Where does “raid” come from?

raid (Spanish) comes from English raid, from Scots raid, from Middle English rade, from Old English rād, from Proto-West Germanic raidu, from Proto-Germanic raidō, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

raid (Spanish): raid; attempt; long-distance race

Definitions

  1. raid; attempt; long-distance race

Ancestry of “raid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishraidA quick hostile or predatory incursion or...
2Scotsraidraid
3Middle Englishradequick, fast, speedy; rash, hasty, angry; eager
4Old Englishrādroad; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road
5Proto-West Germanicraiduriding, ride
6Proto-Germanicraidōride, journey; name of the R-rune
7Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
8Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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