Where does “rite” come from?
Rite comes from Middle English rite, from Old English rīte, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós, derived from the root h₃reǵ-.
rite (English): A religious custom; A prescribed behavior;...
Definitions
- A religious custom; A prescribed behavior;...
Ancestry of “rite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | unspecified Middle English form | — |
| 2 | Old English | be | by |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
Words derived from “rite”