Where does “Schimmelreiter” come from?

Schimmelreiter (German) comes from German Reiter, from Middle High German rîter, from Old High German rîtari.

Schimmelreiter (German): rider of a Schimmel

Definitions

  1. rider of a Schimmel

Ancestry of “Schimmelreiter”, step by step

Schimmelreiter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Reiter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReiterrider; mounted man-at-arms, cuirassier; tab
2Middle High Germanrîter—
3Old High Germanrîtari—

via German schimmel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschimmelinflection of schimmeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanschimel—
3Old High Germanskimbalmould
Every word from Old High German rîtari →Every word from Middle High German rîter →Every word from German Reiter →