Where does “rid” come from?

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

rid (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of ride

Definitions

  1. imperative of ride

Ancestry of “rid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrideto ride
2Old Norseríðato ride
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 →