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
Ancestry of “rüütel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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 “rüütel”