Where does “fever-ridden” come from?
fever-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.
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Ancestry of “fever-ridden”, step by step
fever-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 |