Old English read

← Danish rød (cognate)

← German rot (cognate)

← West Frisian read (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *raudaz (inherited)

← Proto-West Germanic *raud (inherited)

← Old High German rōt (cognate)

← Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (cognate)

← Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (mention)

← Icelandic rauður (cognate)

← Latin ruber (cognate)

← Lithuanian raũdas (cognate)

← Low German root (cognate)

← Low German rod (mention)

← Dutch rood (cognate)

← Old Norse rauðr (cognate)

← Old Frisian rād (cognate)

← Old Saxon rōd (cognate)

← Russian рудо́й (cognate)

← Old Irish rúad (cognate)

← Swedish röd (cognate)

→ English Rede (mention)

→ Middle English reed (inherited)