Where does “raidō” come from?

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

raidō (Proto-Germanic): ride, journey; name of the R-rune

Definitions

  1. ride, journey; name of the R-rune

Ancestry of “raidō”, step by step

raidō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic rīdaną

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

via Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reyH-to move, set in motion
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

Words derived from “raidō”

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