Friedrich Kluge2510601An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, R — radebrechen1891John Francis Davis
radebrechen, vb., from the equiv. MidHG. radebrechen, ‘to break on the wheel, mangle,’ akin to Du. radbraken, ‘to mutilate, mangle, murder a language,’ See Achse, Lünse, Wagen.