Where does “ruiter” come from?
ruiter (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch ruiter, from Middle Dutch ruter, from Old French routier, from Old French route, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
ruiter (Afrikaans): A rider of an animal, usually a horse; a...
Definitions
- A rider of an animal, usually a horse; a...
Ancestry of “ruiter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | ruiter | A rider, horseman; An armed horseman, a cavalry... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ruter | robber, looter; freebooter |
| 3 | Old French | routier | robber |
| 4 | Old French | route | route |
| 5 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 6 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 7 | Latin | rumpō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |