Where does “roughriding” come from?
roughriding (English) comes from English rough, from English ruff, from German Ruf, from Middle High German ruof, from Old High German ruof, from Old High German ruofan, from Proto-West Germanic hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną — army.
roughriding (English): A rodeo event involving the riding of an untamed...
Definitions
- A rodeo event involving the riding of an untamed...
Ancestry of “roughriding”, step by step
roughriding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rough
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rough | Not smooth; uneven; Approximate; hasty or... |
| 2 | English | ruff | A circular frill or ruffle on a garment,... |
| 3 | German | Ruf | call; reputation |
| 4 | Middle High German | ruof | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ruof | — |
| 6 | Old High German | ruofan | to call |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hrōpan | to cry out, to call, to shout |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hrōpaną | to cry out, call, shout |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English riding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | riding | present participle of ride; A path cut through... |
| 2 | English | trithing | One of three ancient divisions of a county in... |
| 3 | Middle English | trithing | — |
| 4 | Old English | þriðing | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | þriðjungr | third part |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þridjô | third |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tretyós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥tyós | third |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tréyes | three |