Where does “reit” come from?

reit (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.

reit (German): singular imperative of reiten

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of reiten

Ancestry of “reit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanreitento travel on a mount; to ride; to do horseriding;...
2Middle High Germanrītento ride
3Old High Germanrītanto ride
4Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
5Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
7Proto-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 →