Where does “cloud-ridden” come from?
cloud-ridden (English) comes from English ridden, from English ride, from Middle English riden, from Old English 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.
cloud-ridden (English): Full of clouds; During which the sky is full of...
Definitions
- Full of clouds; During which the sky is full of...
Ancestry of “cloud-ridden”, step by step
cloud-ridden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ridden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ridden | past participle of ride; Full of; Oppressed,... |
| 2 | English | ride | To transport oneself by sitting on and directing... |
| 3 | Middle English | riden | To ride on a mount; to move on an animal; To use... |
| 4 | Old English | rīdan | to ride |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via English cloud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cloud | A rock; boulder; a hill; A visible mass of water... |
| 2 | Middle English | cloud | A small elevation; a hill; A clod, lump, or... |
| 3 | Old English | clūd | mass of stone, rock, boulder, hill; rock, boulder |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | klūt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klūtaz | lump, clod; boulder, rock; hill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gelewdos | — |
| 7 | Indo-European | *gel- | — |