Where does “ry” come from?
ry (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch rijden, from Middle Dutch rîden, from Old Dutch rīdan, from Proto-West Germanic rīdan, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
ry (Afrikaans): row; to ride; to drive
Ancestry of “ry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | rijden | to ride; to drive |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | rîden | to ride |
| 3 | Old Dutch | rīdan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |