Where does “ruotu” come from?
ruotu (Finnish) comes from Swedish rote, from Old Swedish rote, from Middle French route, from Old French route, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
ruotu (Finnish): In the forced conscription system (allotment system) valid in Finland from 1682 to 1901, a group of estates responsible for providing an armed soldier for the crown
Definitions
- In the forced conscription system (allotment system) valid in Finland from 1682 to 1901, a group of estates responsible for providing an armed soldier for the crown
Ancestry of “ruotu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | rote | a district; a file, a section, a squad, a pair |
| 2 | Old Swedish | rote | — |
| 3 | Middle French | route | road; military defeat; retreat |
| 4 | Old French | route | route |
| 5 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 6 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 7 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |