Where does “Ridder” come from?

Ridder (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian ridder, from Middle Dutch ridder, from Middle Dutch rîden, from Old Dutch 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.

Ridder (Saterland Frisian): knight

Definitions

  1. knight

Ancestry of “Ridder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianridder—
2Middle Dutchridder—
3Middle Dutchrîdento ride
4Old Dutchrīdanto ride
5Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
6Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
7Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną →