Where does “reuten” come from?

reuten (German) comes from Middle High German riuten, from Old High German riuten, from Proto-West Germanic reudan, from Proto-Germanic reudaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

reuten (German): to clear woods; to make arable; Alternative...

Definitions

  1. to clear woods; to make arable; Alternative...

Ancestry of “reuten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanriuten—
2Old High Germanriuten—
3Proto-West Germanicreudanto redden, to make red; to clear, to eradicate
4Proto-Germanicreudanąto redden, make red; to clear, eradicate, remove
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “reuten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic reudaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic reudan →