Etymology Explorer
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Where does “*ryddan” come from?
*ryddan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic riudijaną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewdʰ-.
Ancestry of “*ryddan”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
riudijaną
to clear
2
Proto-Indo-European
Hrewdʰ-
—
Words derived from “*ryddan”
ridden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewdʰ- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic riudijaną →