Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "to ride" [1][2]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesridan(Anglo-Saxon) ritan(Old High German) ríða(Old Norse) Given Name DescendantRyder(English) Surname DescendantsRider, Ryder(English) Ritter(German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 412. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 305.