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Where does “vride” come from?

vride (Danish) comes from Old Danish writhæ, from Old Norse ríða, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

vride (Danish): to twist; to wrench; to wring

Definitions

  1. to twist; to wrench; to wring

Ancestry of “vride”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishwrithæ—
2Old Norseríðato ride
3Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “vride”

  • vri
  • vrid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →