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Reuter.

cavalryman

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. cavalryman

    archaic · masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From 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.

name
  1. a surname

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · surname
Where this word comes from

In some cases probably from etymology 1, but in others from place names in -reut, -reuth, related with roden.

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