Where does “ridj” come from?

ridj (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian rīda, from Proto-Germanic *rīdan, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

ridj (North Frisian): to ride

Definitions

  1. to ride

Ancestry of “ridj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianrīda—
2Proto-Germanic*rīdan—
3Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną →