Where does “read” come from?

read (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian rād, from Proto-Germanic raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

read (West Frisian): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “read”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianrādred
2Proto-Germanicraudazred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “read”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raudaz →
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