Proto-Indo-European

*Hreh₁dʰ-

‘to think, arrange’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ-.

8 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ-, most familiar first.

• read ← reden ← rǣdan ← *rādan ← *rēdaną
• reed ← reden ← rǣdan ← *rādan ← *rēdaną
• riddle ← redel ← rǣdels ← *rādislī ← *rādan
• rede ← red ← rǣd ← *rād ← *rēdaz
• raad ← râet ← rāt ← *rād ← *rēdaz
• riddling ← redel ← rǣdels ← *rādislī ← *rādan
• raden ← rādan ← *rādan ← *rēdaną ← *Hréh₁dʰeti
• reeding ← reden ← rǣdan ← *rādan ← *rēdaną

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ-