Where does “riddari” come from?
riddari (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German ridder, from Middle Dutch riddere, from Middle Dutch rîdere, from Old Dutch rīdere, from Old Dutch rīdan, from Proto-West Germanic rīdan, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
riddari (Old Norse): knight, mounted warrior; knight
Definitions
- knight, mounted warrior; knight
Ancestry of “riddari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | ridder | a knight, an armored professional soldier usually... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | riddere | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | rîdere | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | rīdere | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | rīdan | to ride |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |