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Reuter
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English
Etymology
From en de Reuter.
Proper noun
s
en German
Translations
German surname
German: de Reuters
See also
en Reut Reute Reuters Reutermann Reuterman Reutemann Reuteman
Anagrams
en eerrtu Rueter ureter
German
Pronunciation
de De-Reuter.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Etymology 1
From de nl ruiter robber; soldier; cavalryman, from de dum ruter robber, looter, from de fro routier, from fro rote, fro route, whence also de Rotte. The development from “robber” to “cavalryman” by association with nl rijder, nl ridder, de Reiter, de Ritter. Later on, the word was considered a mere phonetic variant of de Reiter and was accordingly discouraged by the German grammarians of the 18th century.
Noun
m
de archaic cavalryman
de Kavallerist ; Reiter<q:broader>
de agriculture rickstand
Declension
m
Derived terms
de Heureuter
Etymology 2
In some cases probably from etymology 1, but in others from place names in de -reut, de -reuth, related with de roden.
de:
Proper noun
surname
de
Descendants
en Reuter
zh 羅伊特 Luóyītè 1
it Roiter 1
References
ruiter1: “Via de vele buitenlandse huurlingen werd het woord ontleend als Nederduits ruter, Hoogduits Reuter (nu alleen nog bekend als eigennaam), Zweeds ryttare, Noors ryttar, Deens ryttar.”
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