Where does “writhæ” come from?

writhæ (Old Danish) 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.

Ancestry of “writhæ”, step by step

writhæ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse ríða

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

via Old Norse vríða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevríðato weave, to twist, to wind
2Proto-Germanicwrīþanąto weave, to twist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “writhæ”

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