Where does “rita” come from?

rita (Swedish) comes from Old Norse ríta, from Proto-Germanic wrītaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

rita (Swedish): to draw

Definitions

  1. to draw

Ancestry of “rita”, step by step

rita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse ríta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserítato score, log, outline
2Proto-Germanicwrītanąto scratch, carve; to engrave, inscribe, write
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Old Norse rita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseritato write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrītaną →