Where does “rüütel” come from?
rüütel (Estonian) comes from Middle Low German ruter, from Dutch ruiter, from Middle Dutch ruter, from Old French routier, from Old French route, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
rüütel (Estonian): knight
Definitions
- knight
Ancestry of “rüütel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | ruter | — |
| 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 | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 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 |