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rad.

wheel (a circular device facilitating movement or transportation)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/rɑt/
  1. wheel (a circular device facilitating movement or transportation)

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch rat, from Old Dutch *rath, from Proto-West Germanic *raþ, from Proto-Germanic *raþą, from Proto-Indo-European *Hret-.

adj/rɑt/
  1. quick, swift

    Zij is rad van tong.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch rat, from Old Dutch *rath, *rad, from Proto-West Germanic *hraþ, *hrad, from Proto-Germanic *hradaz, *hraþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kret-.

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