Where does “memory-ridden” come from?

memory-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.

memory-ridden (English): Full of memories; oppressed or plagued by...

Definitions

  1. Full of memories; oppressed or plagued by...

Ancestry of “memory-ridden”, step by step

memory-ridden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ridden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishriddenpast participle of ride; Full of; Oppressed,...
2EnglishrideTo transport oneself by sitting on and directing...
3Middle EnglishridenTo ride on a mount; to move on an animal; To use...
4Old Englishrīdanto ride
5Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
6Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
7Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via English memory

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmemoryThe ability of the brain to record information or...
2Old Frenchmemoirememory
3Latinmemoriamemory; the ability to remember; a remembrance, a...
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-