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
- to clear woods; to make arable; Alternative...
Ancestry of “reuten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | riuten | — |
| 2 | Old High German | riuten | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | reudan | to redden, to make red; to clear, to eradicate |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | reudaną | to redden, make red; to clear, eradicate, remove |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |