Where does “rieden” come from?

rieden (German Low German) comes from Old Saxon 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.

rieden (German Low German): to ride; to drive

Definitions

  1. to ride; to drive

Ancestry of “rieden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonrīdanto ride
2Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
3Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną →