Where does “ridedyr” come from?

ridedyr (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.

ridedyr (Norwegian Bokmål): a mount, an animal that can be ridden

Definitions

  1. a mount, an animal that can be ridden

Ancestry of “ridedyr”, step by step

ridedyr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ride

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrideto ride
2Old Norseríðato ride
3Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Norwegian Bokmål dyr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldyran animal; expensive; dear
2Old Norsedýrrdear, valuable
3Proto-Germanic*durz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną →