English
roughriding
From rough + riding.
Proto-Germanic *rūhaz ‘rough, hairy’
Old English rūh ‘rough’
Middle English rough ‘rough’
English rough
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 A rodeo event involving the riding of an untamed horse.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / roughriding