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
- black-legged kittiwake; to ride; to have...
Ancestry of “ride”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Faroese | ryta | kittiwake |
| 2 | Old Norse | rytr | kittiwake |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | reutaną | to cry, to wail |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | HrewdH- | to weep |
Words derived from “ride”