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Where does “alrajdi” come from?

alrajdi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto rajdi, 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.

alrajdi (Esperanto): to ride to or toward

Definitions

  1. to ride to or toward

Ancestry of “alrajdi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantorajdito ride
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
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