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Etymology

The modern English word riddle shares its origin with the word read, both stemming from the Common Germanic verb * rēdaną, which meant 'to interpret, guess'. From this verb came the West Germanic noun * rādislī, literally meaning 'thing to be guessed, thing to be interpreted'. From this comes Dutch raadsel, German Rätsel, and Old English * rǣdels, the latter of which became modern English riddle.