Where does “ראָד” come from?

ראָד (Yiddish) comes from Old High German rad, from Proto-West Germanic *raþ, from Proto-Germanic raþą, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

ראָד (Yiddish): wheel

Definitions

  1. wheel

Ancestry of “ראָד”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanradfast; wheel
2Proto-West Germanic*raþwheel
3Proto-Germanicraþąwheel
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hret- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raþą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *raþ →