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

  1. reiter; old soldier, leatherneck, roughneck...

Ancestry of “reître”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReiterrider; mounted man-at-arms, cuirassier; tab
2Middle High Germanrîter—
3Old High Germanrîtari—
Every word from Old High German rîtari →Every word from Middle High German rîter →Every word from German Reiter →