Where does “rith” come from?

rith (Irish) comes from Old Irish reithid, from Proto-Celtic reteti, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

rith (Irish): to run; verbal noun of rith; run

Definitions

  1. to run; verbal noun of rith; run

Ancestry of “rith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishreithidto run, to speed
2Proto-Celticretetito run
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

Words derived from “rith”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hret- →Every word from Proto-Celtic reteti →Every word from Old Irish reithid →