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Where does “Indriði” come from?

Indriði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ríða, from Old Norse ríða, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ancestry of “Indriði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicríðato ride; to fuck someone, to have sex with; to...
2Old Norseríðato ride
3Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “Indriði”

  • Indriðína
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