Etymology

redden

red·den
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Today it means: To turn or become red or redder. Full definition →

English red ← Middle English red ← Old English rēad
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rewdʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rowdʰós
  3. Proto-Germanic*raudaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*raud
  5. Old Englishrēad
  6. Middle Englishred
  7. Englishred
  8. English todayredden

From red + -en.

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