Where does “ridepisk” come from?
ridepisk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ride, 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.
ridepisk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a riding crop, riding whip, horsewhip
Definitions
- a riding crop, riding whip, horsewhip
Ancestry of “ridepisk”, step by step
ridepisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk ride
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ride | Alternative form of rida |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | rida | to ride an animal |
| 3 | Old Norse | ríða | to ride |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Norwegian Nynorsk pisk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | pisk | a whip |