Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rīdaną
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *Hreydʰ- (“to set in motion, ride”), likely a suffixed form of *h₃reyH- (“to move, churn”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *rēdeti, whence Old Irish réidid (“to ride, drive”), ríad (“ride”, noun); Latvian raĩdît (“to send hastily, urge, (reflexive) hurry”); and Lithuanian riedė́ti (“to roll”), raidù (“quick”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
- to ride
Inflection edit
Conjugation of *rīdaną (strong class 1)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *rīdan
- Proto-Norse: