Proto-Germanic

*rēdaną

‘to decide, advise’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *rēdaną.

8 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną, most familiar first.

• read ← reden ← rǣdan ← *rādan
• reed ← reden ← rǣdan ← *rādan
• riddle ← redel ← rǣdels ← *rādislī ← *rādan
• rede ← red ← rǣd ← *rād ← *rēdaz
• raad ← râet ← rāt ← *rād ← *rēdaz
• riddling ← redel ← rǣdels ← *rādislī ← *rādan
• raden ← rādan ← *rādan
• reeding ← reden ← rǣdan ← *rādan

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *rēdaną