Ried.
reed
Meaning & usage
reed
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German riet, from Old High German riot, hriot, from Proto-West Germanic *hreud (“reed”). Final -d instead of expected -t is due to West Central German influence (cf. Old High German ried, reid). The Low German variant Reet, in turn, has -t from generalized final devoicing, such that the dentals appear to have been “transposed” between both forms.
a surname
Where this word comes from
In some cases from etymology 1 above, in others from the root of roden (“to make arable”).
any of various settlements
Where this word comes from
In some cases from etymology 1 above, in others from the root of roden (“to make arable”).
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