From earlier aread, arede, from Middle English areden, from Old English ārǣdan, ārēdan, from Proto-Germanic *uzrēdaną, equivalent to a- + read or a- + rede. Cognate with German erraten, Gothic 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌽.
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