Where does “ried” come from?
ried (German) comes from Middle High German riet, from Old High German riot, from Proto-West Germanic hreud — reed.
Ancestry of “ried”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | riet | — |
| 2 | Old High German | riot | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hreud | reed |