Where does “Rus” come from?
Rus (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch rusten, from Middle Dutch rusten, from Old Dutch rusten, from Proto-West Germanic hrustijan, from Proto-West Germanic -jan, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
Rus (Afrikaans): Russian person from Russia or of Russian descent
Definitions
- Russian person from Russia or of Russian descent
Ancestry of “Rus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | rusten | to rest; to lie, be supported; to equip, to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | rusten | to rest, to recuperate; to be somewhere in rest,... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | rusten | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hrustijan | to adorn, decorate; to equip |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -jan | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |