Where does “reið” come from?

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

reið (Icelandic): ride, riding; sexual intercourse; fuck, screw;...

Definitions

  1. ride, riding; sexual intercourse; fuck, screw;...

Ancestry of “reið”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsereiðride, riding; vehicle, carriage, chariot
2Proto-Germanicraidōride, journey; name of the R-rune
3Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “reið”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną →