Where does “ridder” come from?

ridder (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rîden, 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 “ridder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrîdento ride
2Old Dutchrīdanto ride
3Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
4Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “ridder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną →