Where does “ríta” come from?

ríta (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wrītaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ríta (Old Norse): to score, log, outline

Definitions

  1. to score, log, outline

Ancestry of “ríta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwrītanąto scratch, carve; to engrave, inscribe, write
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “ríta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrītaną →