rid
English
/ˈɹɪd/
adj
Definitions
- Released from an obligation, problem, etc. (usually followed by of (of)).
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English redden (rid, clear, save, deliver from, free, rescue, deliver) inherited from Old English hreddan (rescue, deliver, recover, save, free from, take away) inherited from *hraddjan inherited from Proto-Germanic *hradjaną (save, rescue, loosen, deliver, set free) inherited from Middle English ridden (clear away, remove obstructions) inherited from Old English ġeryddan (clear land) inherited from Proto-Germanic *riudijaną (clear) derived from Proto-Indo-European *rewdʰ- (clear land).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*rewdʰ-
Gloss
clear land
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- drawrod English
- flatrod English
- flyrod English
- forty-rod English
- goldenrod English
- interrod English
- limerod English
- microrod English
- myorod English
- nanorod English
- polyrod English
- pushrod English
- ramrod English
- redd English
- rod English
- rodbuster English
- rodder English
- roddy English
- rodfisher English
- rodfishing English
- rodless English
- rodlet English
- rodlike English
- rodman English
- rodmeter English
- rodshaped English
- rodsman English
- rodster English
- rodwork English
- unrid English
- Rettung German
- erretten German
- retten German
- roden German
- redden Dutch, Flemish
- redder Dutch, Flemish
- redding Dutch, Flemish
- redmiddel Dutch, Flemish
- *rewdʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- rydde Norwegian Bokmål
- råde Norwegian Bokmål
- *hradjaną Proto-Germanic
- *riudijaną Proto-Germanic
- *rudd- Proto-Germanic
- *rudjaną Proto-Germanic
- rydja Norwegian Nynorsk
- råde Norwegian Nynorsk
- hreddan Old English
- ġeryddan Old English
- redden Middle English
- reden Middle English
- ridden Middle English
- rodde Middle English
- ryðja Old Norse
- rydde Danish
- ryðja Icelandic
- redden Middle Dutch
- hretten Old High German
- retten Old High German
- retten Middle High German
- roten Middle High German
- *hraddjan gmw-pro
- *redden Old Dutch
- redden Middle Low German
- hreddian Old Saxon
- rydhia Old Swedish