Proto-West Germanic

*rīdan

‘to ride’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-West Germanic *rīdan.

7 English words in this record descend from Proto-West Germanic *rīdan, most familiar first.

• ride ← riden ← rīdan
• riding ← rydyng ← riden ← rīdan
• rider ← ryder ← rīdere ← rīdan
• override ← overriden ← oferrīdan ← rīdan
• ritter ← ridder ← rîden ← rīdan
• overridden ← oferriden ← oferrīdan ← rīdan
• beride ← beriden ← berīdan ← rīdan

Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *rīdan