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English word origin

Etymology of rede

From Middle English red, rede, from Old English rǣd, from Proto-West Germanic *rād, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz. Cognate with Danish råd, Dutch raad, German Rat, Swedish råd, Norwegian Bokmål råd. Indo-European cognates i

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

Help, advice, counsel. · Decision, a plan.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English red, rede, from Old English rǣd, from Proto-West Germanic *rād, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz. Cognate with Danish råd, Dutch raad, German Rat, Swedish råd, Norwegian Bokmål råd. Indo-European cognates include Old Irish rádaid (“to speak, say, tell”). Doublet of rada.

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  • Root classification mention*Hreh₁dʰ-ine-pro
  • Inherited-form mentionredenm
  • Inherited-form mentionrǣdang
  • Inherited-form mention*rādgmw-pro
  • Inherited-form mention*rēdazgem-pro
  • Cognate mentionrådda
  • Cognate mentionraadnl
  • Cognate mentionRatde
  • Cognate mentionrådsv
  • Cognate mentionrådnb
  • Cognate mentionrádaidsga · to speak, say, tell
  • Doublet mentionradaen
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
verb

To govern, protect. · To discuss, deliberate. · To advise. · To interpret (a riddle or dream); explain.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English reden, ræden, from Old English rǣdan (“to counsel, advise; plot, design; rule, govern, guide; determine, decide, decree; read, explain”), from Proto-West Germanic *rādan, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną. Cognate with German raten, Low German raden, Dutch raden. More at read.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

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