Where does “ры́царь” come from?
ры́царь (Russian) comes from German ritter, from Middle High German ritter, from Dutch ridder, from Middle Dutch riddere, from Middle Dutch rîdere, from Old Dutch rīdere, from Old Dutch rīdan, from Proto-West Germanic rīdan — to fit, to fix, to put together.
ры́царь (Russian): knight
Definitions
- knight
Ancestry of “ры́царь”, step by step
ры́царь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German ritter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ritter | knight |
| 2 | Middle High German | ritter | — |
| 3 | Dutch | ridder | A knight; One of certain butterflies of the... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | riddere | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | rîdere | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | rīdere | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | rīdan | to ride |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Polish rycerz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | rycerz | knight |
| 2 | Old Czech | rytieř//rycieř//řitieř | — |