English
ride
Ride comes from Old English rīdan, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreydʰ- ‘to ride’, perhaps ultimately from *h₃er- ‘to move’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃er-‘to move, stir’uncertain
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reyH-‘to move, set in motion’uncertain
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hreydʰ-‘to ride’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rīdaną‘to ride’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*rīdan‘to ride’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150rīdan‘to ride’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500riden
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1597ride
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃er-‘to move, stir’uncertain
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reyH-‘to move, set in motion’uncertain
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*Hreydʰ-‘to ride’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rīdaną‘to ride’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*rīdan‘to ride’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150rīdan‘to ride’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500riden
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1597ride
Earliest quotation: c. 1597, William Shakespeare, The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]: “Go Peto, to horse: for thou, and I, /…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- ‘to move, stir’
run, original, earn, origin, abortion, abort, orient, ornithology, erne, orogeny, 18 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- ‘to move’
rival, derivative, irritable, irritate, rin, derivation, ria, ern, 12 more
through Proto-Germanic *rīdaną ‘to ride’
through Proto-West Germanic *rīdan ‘to ride’
through Old English rīdan ‘to ride’
through Middle English riden ‘to ride on a mount’
Today it means
verb To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- / ride