Where does “storm-ridden” come from?

storm-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.

storm-ridden (English): Blown by a storm or storms; stormy

Definitions

  1. Blown by a storm or storms; stormy

Ancestry of “storm-ridden”, step by step

storm-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 storm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstormAny disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially...
2Middle EnglishstormA storm; an instance of intense wind and...
3Old Englishstormstorm
4Proto-West Germanic*sturmstorm
5Proto-Germanicsturmazstorm
6Proto-Indo-European(s)twer-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-
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