Where does “poelruiter” come from?
poelruiter (Dutch) 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.
poelruiter (Dutch): marsh sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis
Definitions
- marsh sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis
Ancestry of “poelruiter”, step by step
poelruiter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ruiter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 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 |