Etymology Explorer
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Where does “riot” come from?
riot (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic hreud — reed.
Ancestry of “riot”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-West Germanic
hreud
reed
Words derived from “riot”
riet
Ried
ried
rit
Every word from Proto-West Germanic hreud →