Where does “rītan” come from?

rītan (Old High German) 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.

rītan (Old High German): to ride

Definitions

  1. to ride

Ancestry of “rītan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rītan”

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