Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rīdan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rīdaną.

Verb

*rīdan

to ride

Inflection

Class 1 strong
Infinitive	*rīdan
1st sg. past	*raid
3rd pl. past	*ridun
Past ptcple	*ridan
Infinitive	*rīdan
Genitive infin.	*rīdannjas
Dative infin.	*rīdannjē
Instrum. infin.	*rīdannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*rīdu	*raid
2nd singular	*rīdiʀi	*ridī
3rd singular	*rīdidi	*raid
1st plural	*rīdum	*ridum
2nd plural	*rīdid	*ridud
3rd plural	*rīdand	*ridun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*rīdē	*ridī
2nd singular	*rīdēs	*ridī
3rd singular	*rīdē	*ridī
1st plural	*rīdēm	*ridīm
2nd plural	*rīdēþ	*ridīd
3rd plural	*rīdēn	*ridīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*rīd
Plural	*rīdid
	Present	Past
Participle	*rīdandī	*ridan

Derived terms

*raidu

Descendants

Old English: rīdan
- Middle English: riden, ryden
  - Scots: ryde, ride
  - English: ride
Old Frisian: rīda
- North Frisian: ride
- Saterland Frisian: riede
- West Frisian: ride
Old Saxon: rīdan
- Middle Low German: riden
  - Low German: rieden
  - Plautdietsch: rieden
Old Dutch: rīdan
- Middle Dutch: riden
  - Dutch: rijden
  - Limburgish: rieje
Old High German: rītan
- Middle High German: rīten
  - German: reiten
  - Hunsrik: reide
  - Luxembourgish: reiden