An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Reuse

by Friedrich Kluge

Reuse, feminine, ‘weir-basket, weel,’ from Middle High German riuse, Old High German rûsa, rûssa, feminine, ‘weel, fish-basket’ (from Gothic *rûsjô); a graded and lengthened form of Gothic raus (see Rohr). Hence Reuse means literally ‘that which is made of reeds.’