Where does “riþa” come from?

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

riþa (Old Swedish): to ride

Definitions

  1. to ride

Ancestry of “riþa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseríðato ride
2Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “riþa”

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