Where does “Reet” come from?

Reet (German) comes from Low German Reet, from Middle Low German rêt, from Old Saxon hriod, from Proto-West Germanic hreud — reed.

Reet (German): Alternative form of Ried

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of Ried

Ancestry of “Reet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanReet—
2Middle Low Germanrêt—
3Old Saxonhriod—
4Proto-West Germanichreudreed

Words derived from “Reet”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic hreud →Every word from Old Saxon hriod →Every word from Middle Low German rêt →