Where does “ridiriúil” come from?

ridiriúil (Irish) comes from Irish ridire, from Old Irish ritire, from Old English rīdere, from Old English rīdan, from Proto-West Germanic rīdan, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

ridiriúil (Irish): knightly, chivalrous

Definitions

  1. knightly, chivalrous

Ancestry of “ridiriúil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishridireknight; man of property
2Old Irishritirerider, knight
3Old Englishrīdererider, knight
4Old Englishrīdanto ride
5Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
6Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
7Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną →
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