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
- to wrinkle; to ride
Ancestry of “rider”, step by step
rider traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ride
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ride | To transport oneself by sitting on and directing... |
| 2 | Middle English | riden | To ride on a mount; to move on an animal; To use... |
| 3 | Old English | rīdan | to ride |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Middle French rider
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | rider | to wrinkle |
| 2 | Old French | rider | to plait; to wrinkle; to wrinkle |
| 3 | Old High German | ridil | a headband; ribbon; a headband; a ribbon |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wriþilaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wrīþaną | to weave, to twist |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wreyt- | to twist |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |