Where does “-riði” come from?

-riði (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *ridjô, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

-riði (Old Norse): rider

Definitions

  1. rider

Ancestry of “-riði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*ridjôrider
2Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “-riði”

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