Where does “rîdere” come from?
rîdere (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch rīdere, from Old Dutch 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.
Ancestry of “rîdere”, step by step
rîdere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch rīdere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | rīdere | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | rīdan | to ride |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Middle Dutch rîden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | rîden | to ride |