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
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ-