ridder
Middle Low German
/rɪdːər/
noun
Definitions
- a knight, an armored professional soldier usually employing a horse
- a rider, someone who rides (regularly or professionally)
Etymology
Derived from *rīdan derived from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*rīdaną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Analritter German
- Deutschordensritter German
- Ritter German
- Rittergut German
- Ritterschaft German
- Ritterschlag German
- Rittertum German
- Tempelritter German
- reiten German
- ritterbürtig German
- ritterlich German
- Ridderkerk Dutch, Flemish
- anusridder Dutch, Flemish
- hospitaalridder Dutch, Flemish
- moraalridder Dutch, Flemish
- ridder Dutch, Flemish
- ridderhofstad Dutch, Flemish
- ridderkapel Dutch, Flemish
- ridderlijk Dutch, Flemish
- riddermatig Dutch, Flemish
- ridderorde Dutch, Flemish
- ridderroman Dutch, Flemish
- ridderschap Dutch, Flemish
- riddervaan Dutch, Flemish
- ridderzwaard Dutch, Flemish
- roofridder Dutch, Flemish
- tempelridder Dutch, Flemish
- *Hreydʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *reydʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *rīdaną Proto-Germanic
- riddare Swedish
- ridan Old English
- rīdan Old English
- riddari Old Norse
- ríða Old Norse
- ridder Danish
- riddari Icelandic
- riddere Middle Dutch
- rîden Middle Dutch
- ritan Old High German
- rītan Old High German
- riddari Faroese
- ritt Middle High German
- ritter Middle High German
- *rīdan gmw-pro
- *rīdere Old Dutch
- ridan Old Dutch
- rīdan Old Dutch
- rider Middle Low German
- ridan Old Saxon
- rīdan Old Saxon
- rīda Old Frisian
- rıtsar Crimean Tatar