Where does “ritire” come from?

ritire (Old Irish) comes from Old English rīdere, from Old English rīdan, 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.

ritire (Old Irish): rider, knight

Definitions

  1. rider, knight

Ancestry of “ritire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrīdererider, knight
2Old Englishrīdanto ride
3Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
4Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “ritire”

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