Where does “riten” come from?

riten (Middle Dutch) comes from Old High German rītan, 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.

riten (Middle Dutch): to rip, to tear

Definitions

  1. to rip, to tear

Ancestry of “riten”, step by step

riten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German rītan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrītanto ride
2Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
3Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Old Dutch rītan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchrītanto carve
2Proto-West Germanichrītanto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull
3Proto-Germanichrītanąto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull

Words derived from “riten”

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