Where does “rut” come from?
rut (English) comes from Middle English route, from Middle French route, from Old French route, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
Ancestry of “rut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | route | route; "a group of people"; the proper condition... |
| 2 | Middle French | route | road; military defeat; retreat |
| 3 | Old French | route | route |
| 4 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 5 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 6 | Latin | rumpō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |