Where does “rîtera” come from?
rîtera (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic hrīdrā, from Proto-Germanic hrīdrą, from Proto-Germanic hrid-, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
Ancestry of “rîtera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | hrīdrā | sieve |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hrīdrą | Alternative form of *hrīdrǭ |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrid- | to shake |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |