Where does “ridehal” come from?

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

ridehal (Danish): a riding hall

Definitions

  1. a riding hall

Ancestry of “ridehal”, step by step

ridehal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ride

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrideblack-legged kittiwake; to ride; to have...
2Faroeserytakittiwake
3Old Norserytrkittiwake
4Proto-Germanicreutanąto cry, to wail
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewdH-to weep

via Danish hal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhalhall; sports centre; imperative of hale
2Old Norsehǫllhall; big house; large living room
3Proto-Germanichallōhall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European HrewdH-Every word from Proto-Germanic reutanąEvery word from Old Norse rytr
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