Where does “riða” come from?

riða (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

riða (Old Norse): to ride

Definitions

  1. to ride

Ancestry of “riða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwrīþanąto weave, to twist
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “riða”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrīþaną →