Where does “rigid” come from?

rigid (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic rigeti, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- — to stretch out, reach.

rigid (Old Irish): to stretch, to distend; to rule, direct

Definitions

  1. to stretch, to distend; to rule, direct

Ancestry of “rigid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticrigetibind
2Proto-Indo-European*Hreyǵ-to stretch out, reach

Words derived from “rigid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic rigeti →