Where does “rädd” come from?

rädd (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish rædder, from Old Swedish ræþa, from Old Norse hræða, from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną.

rädd (Swedish): afraid, scared

Definitions

  1. afraid, scared

Ancestry of “rädd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishrædderafraid, frightened
2Old Swedishræþato frighten
3Old Norsehræðato frighten; to be afraid of
4Proto-Germanichrēdijaną—

Words derived from “rädd”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną →Every word from Old Norse hræða →Every word from Old Swedish ræþa →