Where does “rider” come from?

rider (French) 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.

rider (French): to wrinkle; to ride

Definitions

  1. to wrinkle; to ride

Ancestry of “rider”, step by step

rider traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ride

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

via Middle French rider

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchriderto wrinkle
2Old Frenchriderto plait; to wrinkle; to wrinkle
3Old High Germanridila headband; ribbon; a headband; a ribbon
4Proto-Germanicwriþilaz
5Proto-Germanicwrīþanąto weave, to twist
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “rider

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną