Where does “redgarn” come from?
redgarn (Swedish) comes from Swedish reda, from Old Swedish rēþa, from Old Norse reiða, from Proto-Germanic wraiþijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
redgarn (Swedish): worsted; a kind of yarn, mainly used for...
Definitions
- worsted; a kind of yarn, mainly used for...
Ancestry of “redgarn”, step by step
redgarn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish reda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | reda | ready; order; to have things in order, ready for... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | rēþa | to make ready, to take care of, prepare |
| 3 | Old Norse | reiða | to carry on horseback; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wraiþijaną | to anger; to curl |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |