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