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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rīdaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈriː.ðɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*rīdaną[1][2]

  1. to ride

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*rīdan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 412
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*rīdanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 305
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