Where does “ruter” come from?
ruter (Middle Low German) comes from Dutch ruiter, from Middle Dutch ruter, from Old French routier, from Old French route, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
Ancestry of “ruter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | ruiter | A rider, horseman; An armed horseman, a cavalry... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ruter | robber, looter; freebooter |
| 3 | Old French | routier | robber |
| 4 | Old French | route | route |
| 5 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 6 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 7 | Latin | rumpō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |
Words derived from “ruter”