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Fusion of 中期英語 reden (“to clean up, to clear”) and redden (“to save, rescue, deliver, rid, free, clear”). The former is from 古期英語 ġerǣdan (“to put in order, arrange, prepare”), from Proto-West Germanic *garaidijan, from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaną (“to arrange”); the latter, from 古期英語 hreddan (“to save, deliver, recover, rescue”), from Proto-West Germanic *hraddjan, from Proto-Germanic *hradjaną. More at rid and ready.
The Scottish and Northern English senses (especially 3.5 “tidy up, clear away”) are likely from Old Norse ryðja (“to clear, free, empty”), from Proto-Germanic *rudjaną, having conflated with the native word reden (see above); if so, that would make them related to Danish and Norwegian Bokmål rydde (“to clear, tidy”).
The Pennsylvania (Dutch English) sense is from Middle Low German redden, cognate with Dutch redden (“to save, rescue”), both ultimately also from Proto-Germanic *hradjaną (“to loosen, set free, save”). The meaning is clearly historically conflated and related to the native English word, however their exact origin and relationship are unclear.
redd (third-person singular simple present redds, present participle redding, simple past and past participle redd or redded)(obsolete or dialectal)
Origin obscure, possibly from the act of the fish scooping, clearing out a spawning place, see redd above.
redd (plural redds)