Where does “riden” come from?

riden (Middle English) comes from Old English 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.

riden (Middle English): To ride on a mount; to move on an animal; To use...

Definitions

  1. To ride on a mount; to move on an animal; To use...

Ancestry of “riden”, step by step

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

Words derived from “riden”

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