Where does “Raubritter” come from?
Raubritter (German) comes from German ritter, from Middle High German ritter, from Dutch ridder, from Middle Dutch riddere, from Middle Dutch rîdere, from Old Dutch rīdere, from Old Dutch rīdan, from Proto-West Germanic rīdan — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Raubritter (German): robber baron, robber knight
Definitions
- robber baron, robber knight
Ancestry of “Raubritter”, step by step
Raubritter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German ritter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ritter | knight |
| 2 | Middle High German | ritter | — |
| 3 | Dutch | ridder | A knight; One of certain butterflies of the... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | riddere | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | rîdere | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | rīdere | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | rīdan | to ride |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via German Raub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Raub | robbery, heist; deprivation |
| 2 | Middle High German | roup | — |
| 3 | Old High German | roub | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *raub | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raubaz | rape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |