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Where does “ríða” come from?

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

ríða (Old Norse): to ride

Definitions

  1. to ride

Ancestry of “ríða”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ríða”

  • epäreilusti
  • reilusti
  • reilu
  • epäreiluus
  • reiluus
  • epis
  • epäreilu
  • paragrafryttare
  • ryttare
  • utreda
  • utredning
  • skeppsredare
  • utredare
  • oreda
  • rida
  • kulturutredning
  • redovisning
  • reda
  • redskap
  • redare
  • fångstredskap
  • rederi
  • redbar
  • redbarhet
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