Where does “ruukku” come from?

ruukku (Finnish) comes from Swedish kruka, from Middle Low German krūke, from Old Saxon krūka, from Proto-Germanic krogu, from Proto-Germanic *krōguz.

ruukku (Finnish): pot; jar; situla

Definitions

  1. pot; jar; situla

Ancestry of “ruukku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkrukaa pot; a coward
2Middle Low Germankrūke—
3Old Saxonkrūka—
4Proto-Germanickrogupot, pitcher
5Proto-Germanic*krōguz—

Words derived from “ruukku”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *krōguz →Every word from Proto-Germanic krogu →Every word from Old Saxon krūka →