Where does “riða” come from?

riða (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse riða, from Proto-Germanic wrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

riða (Icelandic): to sway, to totter; to tremble; scrapie

Definitions

  1. to sway, to totter; to tremble; scrapie

Ancestry of “riða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseriðato ride
2Proto-Germanicwrīþanąto weave, to twist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrīþaną →