Where does “ride” come from?
Ride comes from Middle English riden, from Old English rīdan, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, which derives from Proto-Indo-European reydʰ-.
ride (English): To transport oneself by sitting on and directing...
Definitions
- To transport oneself by sitting on and directing...
Ancestry of “ride”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | riden | To ride on a mount; to move on an animal; To use... |
| 2 | Old English | rīdan | to ride |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
Words derived from “ride”