Where does “rita” come from?

rita (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse ríta, from Proto-Germanic wrītaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

rita (Norwegian Nynorsk): to sketch vaguely, to carve, to write

Definitions

  1. to sketch vaguely, to carve, to write

Ancestry of “rita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserítato score, log, outline
2Proto-Germanicwrītanąto scratch, carve; to engrave, inscribe, write
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “rita”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrītaną →