Etymograph

English

horseriding

From horse + riding.

A compound of horse + riding

Proto-Germanic *hrussą ‘horse’

Proto-West Germanic *hross ‘horse’

Old English hors ‘horse’

Middle English hors ‘a horse’

English horse

Proto-Indo-European *h₃réydʰh₁eti ‘to set in motion, ride’

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Proto-West Germanic *rīdan ‘to ride’

Old English rīdan ‘to ride’

Middle English riden ‘to ride on a mount’

Middle English rydyng ‘riding’

English riding

Today it means

noun The practice of riding horses for sport or pleasure; equestrianism

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / horseriding