Where does “rīdan” come from?
rīdan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic rīdan, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
rīdan (Old English): to ride
Definitions
- to ride
Ancestry of “rīdan”, step by step
rīdan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic rīdan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Germanic *rīdan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germanic | *rīdan | — |