Where does “rijden” come from?

rijden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rîden, from Old Dutch rīdan, from Proto-West Germanic rīdan, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

rijden (Dutch): to ride; to drive

Definitions

  1. to ride; to drive

Ancestry of “rijden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrîdento ride
2Old Dutchrīdanto ride
3Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
4Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “rijden”

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