Where does “rida” come from?
rida (Romanian) comes from French rider, from English ride, from Middle English riden, from Old English rīdan, from Proto-West Germanic rīdan, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
rida (Romanian): to wrinkle
Definitions
- to wrinkle
Ancestry of “rida”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | rider | to wrinkle; to ride |
| 2 | English | ride | To transport oneself by sitting on and directing... |
| 3 | Middle English | riden | To ride on a mount; to move on an animal; To use... |
| 4 | Old English | rīdan | to ride |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |