Where does “*rit” come from?
*rit (Middle Dutch) comes 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.
Ancestry of “*rit”, step by step
*rit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German rit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | rit | — |
| 2 | Germanic | *rīdan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Middle High German ritt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | ritt | — |