Where does “rīþe” come from?

rīþe (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic rīþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.

rīþe (Old English): small stream, rithe

Definitions

  1. small stream, rithe

Ancestry of “rīþe”, step by step

rīþe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic rīþaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrīþazriver
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise

via Proto-Germanic rīþǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrīþǭstream, beck, brook

Words derived from “rīþe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīþaz →