Reuter

German (Berlin)

noun

Definitions

(archaic) cavalryman

Etymology

Derived from Dutch, Flemish ruiter (soldier, horseman, cavalryman, robber) derived from Middle Dutch ruter (looter, robber, freebooter) derived from Old French routier (robber).

Origin

Old French

routier

Gloss

robber

Concept

Semantic Field

Law

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Rutter English
rutter English
ruiter Dutch, Flemish
ruiterij Dutch, Flemish
rytter Danish
routier Old French
ruter Middle Dutch
route Middle French
routier Middle French
rūter Middle Low German