Where does “ondorajdi” come from?

ondorajdi (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.

ondorajdi (Esperanto): to surf a wave

Definitions

  1. to surf a wave

Ancestry of “ondorajdi”, step by step

ondorajdi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto rajdi

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

via Esperanto ondo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoondowave
2Frenchondéwavy; wavy; undy
3Old Frenchundewave
4Latinundawave; billow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną