Where does “rit” come from?

rit (Indonesian) comes from Dutch rit, from Middle Dutch *rit, from Middle Low German rit, from Germanic *rīdan, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

rit (Indonesian): round trip

Definitions

  1. round trip

Ancestry of “rit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrita ride on horseback or in a vehicle
2Middle Dutch*rit—
3Middle Low Germanrit—
4Germanic*rīdan—
5Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →