Where does “rider” come from?

rider (English) comes from English boardrider, from English rider, from Middle English ridere, from Middle English ryder, from Old English rīdere, from Old English rīdan, from Proto-West Germanic rīdan, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ancestry of “rider”, step by step

rider traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English boardrider

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishboardridersurfer
2EnglishriderOne who rides, often on a horse or a motorcycle;...
3Middle EnglishridereAlternative form of ryder
4Middle EnglishryderA rider or equestrian; one who rides a horse; A...
5Old Englishrīdererider, knight
6Old Englishrīdanto ride
7Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
8Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
9Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Irish ó marcaigh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishó marcaigh
2Irishmarcachrider, horseman; jockey; cavalryman; cavalry;...
3Old Irishmarcachrider, horseman
4Proto-Celticmarkākoshorseman
5Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos
7Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

via English rithe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishritheA small stream
2Middle Englishrith
3Old Englishrīþa small stream
4Proto-Germanicrīþazriver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise

Words derived from “rider

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-