Where does “vri” come from?

vri (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish vride, from Old Danish writhæ, 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.

vri (Norwegian Bokmål): to turn, twist, wring; to squirm, twist, wriggle,...

Definitions

  1. to turn, twist, wring; to squirm, twist, wriggle,...

Ancestry of “vri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvrideto twist; to wrench; to wring
2Old Danishwrithæ—
3Old Norseríðato ride
4Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
6Proto-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 →