Where does “rit” come from?
rit (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German ried, from Middle High German riet, from Old High German riot, from Proto-West Germanic hreud — reed.
rit (Serbo-Croatian): butt; swamp, peat bog
Ancestry of “rit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | ried | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | riet | — |
| 3 | Old High German | riot | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hreud | reed |