Where does “ri” come from?

ri (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

ri (Norwegian Nynorsk): attack, sudden pain or mood; a short while;...

Definitions

  1. attack, sudden pain or mood; a short while;...

Ancestry of “ri”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną →