Where does “reid” come from?

reid (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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.

reid (Norwegian Nynorsk): past of rida

Definitions

  1. past of rida

Ancestry of “reid”, 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 →