Where does “Rita” come from?

Rita (Faroese) comes from Old Norse ríta, from Proto-Germanic wrītaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Rita (Faroese): kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

Definitions

  1. kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

Ancestry of “Rita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserítato score, log, outline
2Proto-Germanicwrītanąto scratch, carve; to engrave, inscribe, write
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrītaną →