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
Indriði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic ríða
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | ríða | to ride; to fuck someone, to have sex with; to... |
| 2 | Old Norse | ríða | to ride |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Icelandic ind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | ind | one |