Where does “ruut” come from?

ruut (Estonian) comes from Swedish ruta, from Middle Low German rūte, from Old High German rūta, from Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή — rue.

ruut (Estonian): square

Definitions

  1. square

Ancestry of “ruut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrutasquare, tile; windowpane; panel
2Middle Low Germanrūte—
3Old High Germanrūta—
4Latinrūtarue bitter herb
5Ancient Greekῥυτήrue

Words derived from “ruut”

Every word from Ancient Greek ῥυτή →Every word from Latin rūta →Every word from Old High German rūta →