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.
Ancestry of “-riði”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *ridjô | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |