Where does “recruter” come from?
recruter (French) comes from German Rekrut, from French recreute, from French recrue, from Old French recreu, from Old French recreistre.
recruter (French): to recruit
Definitions
- to recruit
Ancestry of “recruter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rekrut | recruit; A soldier of the lowest rank in the... |
| 2 | French | recreute | — |
| 3 | French | recrue | recruit |
| 4 | Old French | recreu | — |
| 5 | Old French | recreistre | — |