Where does “i-Tüpferl-Reiter” come from?

i-Tüpferl-Reiter (German) comes from German Reiter, from Middle High German rîter, from Old High German rîtari.

i-Tüpferl-Reiter (German): pedant, bean counter, nitpicker, straw-splitter, pettifogger, miser

Definitions

  1. pedant, bean counter, nitpicker, straw-splitter, pettifogger, miser

Ancestry of “i-Tüpferl-Reiter”, step by step

i-Tüpferl-Reiter 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 i-Tüpferl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germani-Tüpferltittle, the dot on the letter i
Every word from Old High German rîtari →Every word from Middle High German rîter →Every word from German Reiter →