Where does “Reuter” come from?
Reuter comes from German Reuter, derived from Dutch ruiter, from Middle Dutch ruter and ruiter, from Old French route, from Latin rupta and ruptus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-.
Ancestry of “Reuter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Reuter | cavalryman |
| 2 | Dutch | ruiter | A rider, horseman; An armed horseman, a cavalry... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ruter | robber, looter; freebooter |
| 4 | Old French | routier | robber |
| 5 | Old French | route | route |
| 6 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 7 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 8 | Latin | rumpō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |
Words derived from “Reuter”