Where does “ridra” come from?
ridra (Cornish) comes from Cornish rider, from Ido ridar, from Old English hridder, from Proto-West Germanic hrīdrā, from Proto-Germanic hrīdrą, from Proto-Germanic hrid-, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
ridra (Cornish): to sieve, sift
Definitions
- to sieve, sift
Ancestry of “ridra”, step by step
ridra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish rider
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | rider | sieve |
| 2 | Ido | ridar | to laugh |
| 3 | Old English | hridder | sieve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hrīdrā | sieve |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hrīdrą | Alternative form of *hrīdrǭ |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrid- | to shake |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
via Cornish a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | a | Marks the following verb to the preceding... |