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Where does “rīdaną” come from?

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

rīdaną (Proto-Germanic): to ride

Definitions

  1. to ride

Ancestry of “rīdaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rīdaną”

  • ride
  • riding
  • ridden
  • outride
  • joyride
  • hayride
  • ridest
  • horseriding
  • rideable
  • ridesharing
  • unridden
  • hagridden
  • rideshare
  • lowriding
  • freeride
  • unrideable
  • joyrider
  • preride
  • roughriding
  • ridealong
  • underride
  • rideability
  • nonriding
  • surfriding
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