Where does “ride” come from?

ride (Danish) comes from Faroese ryta, from Old Norse rytr, from Proto-Germanic reutaną, from Proto-Indo-European HrewdH- — to weep.

ride (Danish): black-legged kittiwake; to ride; to have...

Definitions

  1. black-legged kittiwake; to ride; to have...

Ancestry of “ride”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeserytakittiwake
2Old Norserytrkittiwake
3Proto-Germanicreutanąto cry, to wail
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewdH-to weep

Words derived from “ride

Every word from Proto-Indo-European HrewdH-Every word from Proto-Germanic reutanąEvery word from Old Norse rytr