rrjedh

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *redza, from Proto-Indo-European *sr-ed(h) (“to whirl, bubble, stream”)[1] or Proto-Indo-European *Hreydʰ- (cf. English ride), suffixed form of *h₃reyH- (“to move, churn”). Possibly related to the Illyrian deity name *Redon and the Celtic hydronym Rodanos.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Alternatively from Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽 (rign)[2]

Verb

rrjedh (aorist rrodha, participle rrjedhur)

  1. to flow, stream
  2. to leak, trickle, drip

References
  1. Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 352
  2. Kulla, Ariola. (2010). the Albanian Lingustic Journey from Ancient Illyrcum to EU. Linköping University. p. 39.
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