Where does “ride” come from?

ride (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk rida, 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.

ride (Norwegian Nynorsk): Alternative form of rida

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of rida

Ancestry of “ride”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ride”

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