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Where does “aurriði” come from?

aurriði (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse -riði, 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 “aurriði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-riði—
2Proto-Germanic*ridjô—
3Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “aurriði”

  • aure
  • ørret
  • sjøørret
  • sjøaure
  • regnbogeaure
  • aure
  • sjøaure
  • ørred
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