Where does “reître” come from?
reître (French) comes from German Reiter, from Middle High German rîter, from Old High German rîtari.
reître (French): reiter; old soldier, leatherneck, roughneck...
Definitions
- reiter; old soldier, leatherneck, roughneck...
Ancestry of “reître”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Reiter | rider; mounted man-at-arms, cuirassier; tab |
| 2 | Middle High German | rîter | — |
| 3 | Old High German | rîtari | — |