Where does “mustaruuti” come from?
mustaruuti (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruuti, from Middle Low German krūt, from Old Saxon krūd, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd.
mustaruuti (Finnish): black powder
Ancestry of “mustaruuti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ruuti | gunpowder |
| 2 | Middle Low German | krūt | spices; vegetables, spices |
| 3 | Old Saxon | krūd | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *krūd | — |