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Where does “passion-ridden” come from?

passion-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.

passion-ridden (English): Dominated or controlled by the passions

Definitions

  1. Dominated or controlled by the passions

Ancestry of “passion-ridden”, step by step

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
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