Ried

Meaning

Noun

reed

Name

a surname

Concepts

reed

cane

Ried

cane brake

clearing

sedge

common reed

Synonyms

Schilf

Rohr

Schilfrohr

Reet

Rippung

Schilfgürtel

Schilfgras

Röhricht

Riedgras

Translations

riet

roseau

cana

caña

kamış

canya

caniço

calamus

canna

saz

arundo

laîche

rûl

qamîş

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁiːt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: riet

Inherited from Old High German: riot

Cognate with Lithuanian: ravė́ti

In summary

From Middle High German riet, from Old High German riot, hriot, riod, from Proto-West Germanic *hreud (“reed”), but with no certain cognates outside of Germanic (cf. Proto-Slavic *ryti (“to dig”), Lithuanian ravė́ti (“to weed”) ?).