reus
Afrikaans
/rɪøs/
noun
Definitions
- giant
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish reus (giant) inherited from Middle Dutch ruese inherited from Old Dutch *riso inherited from Proto-Germanic *risiz (giant).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*risiz
Gloss
giant
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bergreus Dutch, Flemish
- ijsreus Dutch, Flemish
- luchtreus Dutch, Flemish
- reus Dutch, Flemish
- reusachtig Dutch, Flemish
- reusdier Dutch, Flemish
- reuzedier Dutch, Flemish
- reuzenaronskelk Dutch, Flemish
- reuzendier Dutch, Flemish
- reuzenhaai Dutch, Flemish
- reuzeninktvis Dutch, Flemish
- reuzenkangoeroe Dutch, Flemish
- reuzenpanda Dutch, Flemish
- reuzenrad Dutch, Flemish
- reuzenstap Dutch, Flemish
- reuzenzwaai Dutch, Flemish
- rijmreus Dutch, Flemish
- rijpreus Dutch, Flemish
- superreus Dutch, Flemish
- vorstreus Dutch, Flemish
- woudreus Dutch, Flemish
- *risiz Proto-Germanic
- risi Old Norse
- ruese Middle Dutch
- riso Old High German
- *risi gmw-pro
- *riso Old Dutch