Where does “reið” come from?

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

reið (Old Norse): ride, riding; vehicle, carriage, chariot

Definitions

  1. ride, riding; vehicle, carriage, chariot

Ancestry of “reið”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicraidōride, journey; name of the R-rune
2Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “reið”

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