Where does “rita” come from?

rita (Faroese) comes from Old Norse rytr, from Proto-Germanic reutaną, from Proto-Indo-European HrewdH- — to weep.

rita (Faroese): kittiwake; to write, to inscribe

Definitions

  1. kittiwake; to write, to inscribe

Ancestry of “rita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserytrkittiwake
2Proto-Germanicreutanąto cry, to wail
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewdH-to weep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European HrewdH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic reutaną →Every word from Old Norse rytr →