Where does “rijten” come from?

rijten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch riten, from Old High German rītan, 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.

rijten (Dutch): to rip, to tear

Definitions

  1. to rip, to tear

Ancestry of “rijten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchritento rip, to tear
2Old High Germanrītanto ride
3Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
4Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “rijten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną →