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Where does “rydyng” come from?

rydyng (Middle English) comes from Middle English riden, 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.

rydyng (Middle English): Riding; travel by horse; Participation in...

Definitions

  1. Riding; travel by horse; Participation in...

Ancestry of “rydyng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishridenTo ride on a mount; to move on an animal; To use...
2Old Englishrīdanto ride
3Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
4Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “rydyng”

  • riding
  • horseriding
  • lowriding
  • roughriding
  • nonriding
  • surfriding
  • riding association
  • riding
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →