array

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*raidaz
2. Gothic · derived from𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃“ready, prepared”
3. Frankish · derived from*raid
4. Vulgar Latin · derived from*arrēdō“to put in order, arrange, array”
5. Anglo-Norman · derived fromarraier
6. Middle English · inherited fromarrayen
7. English todayarray

From Middle English arrayen, from Anglo-Norman arraier (compare Old French arraier, areer (“to put in order”)), from Vulgar Latin *arrēdō (“to put in order, arrange, array”), from *rēdum (“preparation, order”), from Frankish *raid or *raidā (“preparation, order”) or Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (garaiþs, “ready, prepared”), from Proto-Germanic *raidaz, *raidiz (“ready”). Compare Old English rād (“condition, stipulation”), Old High German antreitī (“order, rank”). Doublet of ready.