retten
German (Berlin)
/ˈʀɛtn̩/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to save
- to rescue
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German retten inherited from Old High German hretten inherited from *hraddjan inherited from Proto-Germanic *hradjaną (save, rescue, loosen, deliver, set free).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hradjaną
Gloss
save, rescue, loosen, deliver, set free
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- redd English
- rid English
- unrid English
- Rettung German
- Rettungsaktion German
- Rettungsboot German
- Rettungshubschrauber German
- Rettungsinsel German
- Rettungsring German
- Rettungsschiff German
- Rettungsversuch German
- Rettungswagen German
- Rettungsweg German
- Rettungsweste German
- Rettungszeichen German
- erretten German
- redden Dutch, Flemish
- redder Dutch, Flemish
- redding Dutch, Flemish
- redmiddel Dutch, Flemish
- *hradjaną Proto-Germanic
- ratować Polish
- ratownik Polish
- ratunek Polish
- hreddan Old English
- redden Middle English
- reden Middle English
- ridden Middle English
- redde Danish
- redda Icelandic
- redden Middle Dutch
- hretten Old High German
- retten Old High German
- retten Middle High German
- rettunge Middle High German
- retten Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *hraddjan gmw-pro
- *redden Old Dutch
- redden Middle Low German
- рятувати Ukrainian
- hreddian Old Saxon