Where does “rei” come from?

rei (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse reið, from Proto-Germanic raidō, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

rei (Norwegian Bokmål): simple past of ri; simple past of ride

Definitions

  1. simple past of ri; simple past of ride

Ancestry of “rei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsereiðride, riding; vehicle, carriage, chariot
2Proto-Germanicraidōride, journey; name of the R-rune
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 →