Where does “ridire” come from?

ridire (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish ritire, from Old English rīdere, 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.

ridire (Scottish Gaelic): knight, cavalier

Definitions

  1. knight, cavalier

Ancestry of “ridire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishritirerider, knight
2Old Englishrīdererider, knight
3Old Englishrīdanto ride
4Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
5Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “ridire”

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