Where does “rulewriting” come from?

rulewriting (English) comes from English writing, from Middle English writing, from Old English wrīting, from Old English wrītan, from Proto-West Germanic wrītan, from Proto-Germanic wrītaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “rulewriting”, step by step

rulewriting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English writing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwritingGraphism of symbols such as letters that express...
2Middle Englishwriting
3Old Englishwrītingwriting
4Old Englishwrītanto incise, engrave; to scratch, carve, write; to...
5Proto-West Germanicwrītanto scratch, to carve
6Proto-Germanicwrītanąto scratch, carve; to engrave, inscribe, write
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via English rule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishruleA regulation, law, guideline; A regulating...
2Middle Englishreulelegal code, set of rules; moral code, principles;...
3Old Frenchreulerule; ruler; rule
4Latinrēgularule, bar
5Latin-ularegō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;...
6Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
7Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
8Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Germanic wrītaną