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Where does “*ridjô” come from?

*ridjô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ancestry of “*ridjô”, step by step

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