Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “rîter” come from?

rîter (Middle High German) comes from Old High German rîtari.

Ancestry of “rîter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrîtari—

Words derived from “rîter”

  • reiter
  • reître
  • Reiterschwert
  • Vorreiter
  • Paragraphenreiter
  • Reiter
  • foryś
Every word from Old High German rîtari →