Past tense of 'ride'; traveled on something like a horse, bicycle, or vehicle.
From Old English 'rādan' (to ride), from Germanic roots meaning 'to travel.' Related to German 'reiten' and Old Norse 'rīða.' The past tense changed to 'rode' through regular vowel sound shifts in English.
The word 'rode' sounds identical to the word 'road' (a way or path), but they come from completely different etymological sources—it's one of English's many accidental homophones!
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