English
rede
Rede comes from Middle English red ‘counsel, advice, recommendation’, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną ‘to advise’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ- ‘to think, arrange’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hreh₁dʰ-‘to think, arrange’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hréh₁dʰetireconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rēdaną‘to advise’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rēdaz‘advice, counsel’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*rād‘advice, counsel’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150rǣd‘advice’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500red‘counsel, advice, recommendation’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1599–1602rede
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hreh₁dʰ-‘to think, arrange’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hréh₁dʰetireconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rēdaną‘to advise’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rēdaz‘advice, counsel’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*rād‘advice, counsel’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150rǣd‘advice’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500red‘counsel, advice, recommendation’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1599–1602rede
Earliest quotation: c. 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: “Ophelia: Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show…”
The story
Indo-European cognates include Old Irish rádaid (‘to speak, say, tell’).
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *rēdaną ‘to advise’
through Proto-West Germanic *rād ‘advice, counsel’
through Middle English red ‘counsel, advice, recommendation’
Today it means
noun Help, advice, counsel.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ- / rede