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Where does “riet” come from?

riet (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch riet, from Proto-West Germanic hreud — reed.

Ancestry of “riet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchriet—
2Proto-West Germanichreudreed

Words derived from “riet”

  • dakriet
  • Rietveld
  • bamboeriet
  • rietkat
  • bamboesriet
  • rietsuiker
  • riet
  • rieten
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