Where does “sin-ridden” come from?

sin-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.

sin-ridden (English): Dominated or plagued by sin

Definitions

  1. Dominated or plagued by sin

Ancestry of “sin-ridden”, step by step

sin-ridden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ridden

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

via English Sin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSinThe god of the moon
2EnglishshinThe front part of the leg below the knee; the...
3Scottish Gaelicsìnstretch
4Middle Irishsinthat
5Old Irishsínweather
6Proto-Celticsindosthis
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-