Where does “Reittier” come from?
Reittier (German) comes from German Tier, from Middle High German tier, from Old High German tior, from Proto-West Germanic deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.
Reittier (German): a mount, an animal that can be ridden by humans (such as a horse or camel)
Definitions
- a mount, an animal that can be ridden by humans (such as a horse or camel)
Ancestry of “Reittier”, step by step
Reittier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Tier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tier | animal; A person who has a quality thought of as... |
| 2 | Middle High German | tier | — |
| 3 | Old High German | tior | animal |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | deuʀ | animal, beast |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | deuzą | animal, beast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewsóm | living thing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéws | breath |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwes- | to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature |
via German reiten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | reiten | to travel on a mount; to ride; to do horseriding;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | rīten | to ride |
| 3 | Old High German | rītan | to ride |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |