Where does “Ruthie” come from?
Ruthie is an English diminutive formed from Ruth with the English suffix -y, which derives from Middle English -y, Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European -kos.
Ancestry of “Ruthie”, step by step
Ruthie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ruth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ruth | A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh |
| 2 | Hebrew | רות | roger |
via English ie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ie | Alternative form of i.e |