English
Reed
Reed comes from Old English rēodan ‘to clear out’, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *reudan.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*reudanreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150rēodan‘to clear out’
- EnglishtodayReed
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*reudanreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150rēodan‘to clear out’
- EnglishtodayReed
Every English word from Proto-West Germanic *reudan
Today it means
name A surname from Old English, a spelling variant of Reid.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *reudan / Reed