Where does “ritari” come from?

ritari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic Ríta, from Old Norse ríta, from Proto-Germanic wrītaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ritari (Icelandic): secretary; clerk

Definitions

  1. secretary; clerk

Ancestry of “ritari”, step by step

ritari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic Ríta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicRítablack-legged kittiwake, kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
2Old Norserítato score, log, outline
3Proto-Germanicwrītanąto scratch, carve; to engrave, inscribe, write
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Icelandic ari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicarieagle
2Old Norsearieagle
3Proto-Germanicarôeagle
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

Words derived from “ritari”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrītaną →