Where does “Rittmeister” come from?
Rittmeister (German) comes from German ritt, from German reiten, from Middle High German rīten, from Old High German rītan, from Proto-West Germanic rīdan, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Rittmeister (German): A cavalry officer
Definitions
- A cavalry officer
Ancestry of “Rittmeister”, step by step
Rittmeister traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German ritt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ritt | first/third-person singular preterite of reiten |
| 2 | German | reiten | to travel on a mount; to ride; to do horseriding;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | rīten | to ride |
| 4 | Old High German | rītan | to ride |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via German meister
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | meister | master |
| 2 | Middle High German | meister | master |
| 3 | Old High German | meistar | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | maester | — |
| 5 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |