reus

Concepts

giant

titan

Goliath

ogre

ettin

Synonyms

gigant

oger

Translations

Riese

géant

gigante

Gigant

gigante

dev

gigante

gegant

colosso

γίγαντας

orco

Oger

Holk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/røːs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: ruese

Inherited from Old Dutch: *riso

Cognate with German: Riese

Cognate with Old Norse: risi

In summary

From Middle Dutch ruese, rose, rese, from Old Dutch *riso, *risi, from Proto-West Germanic *risi, from Proto-Germanic *risiz (“giant”). Cognate to German Riese (“giant”) and Old Norse risi (“giant”).