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Where does “rajdi” come from?

rajdi (Esperanto) comes 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.

rajdi (Esperanto): to ride

Definitions

  1. to ride

Ancestry of “rajdi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrideTo transport oneself by sitting on and directing...
2Middle EnglishridenTo ride on a mount; to move on an animal; To use...
3Old Englishrīdanto ride
4Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
5Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “rajdi”

  • alrajdi
  • ondorajdi
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