Reuter
English
editEtymology
editProper noun
editReuter (plural Reuters)
- A surname from German
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Etymology 1
editFrom Dutch ruiter (“robber; soldier; cavalryman”), from Middle Dutch ruter (“robber, looter”), from Old French routier, from rote, route, whence also German Rotte. The development from “robber” to “cavalryman” by association with Dutch rijder, ridder, German Reiter, Ritter. Later on, the word was considered a mere phonetic variant of Reiter and was accordingly discouraged by the German grammarians of the 18th century.
Noun
editReuter m (strong, genitive Reuters, plural Reuter)
- (archaic) cavalryman
- Synonyms: Kavallerist; (broader) Reiter
Declension
editEtymology 2
editIn some cases probably from etymology 1, but in others from place names in -reut, -reuth, related with roden.
Proper noun
editReuter m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Reuters or (with an article) Reuter, feminine genitive Reuter, plural Reuters or Reuter)
- a surname
Descendants
editReferences
edit- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “ruiter1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute: “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.”
Further reading
edit- “Reuter” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Reuter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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