Where does “Ritt” come from?
Ritt (German) comes from German reiten, from Middle High German rīten, from Old High German rītan, 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.
Ritt (German): ride
Ancestry of “Ritt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | reiten | to travel on a mount; to ride; to do horseriding;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | rīten | — |
| 3 | Old High German | rītan | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “Ritt”