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Where does “reagera” come from?

reagera (Swedish) comes from Swedish agera, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

reagera (Swedish): to react

Definitions

  1. to react

Ancestry of “reagera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishagerato act
2Latinagō—
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →