Where does “ruutu” come from?

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

ruutu (Finnish): square; rectangle; box

Definitions

  1. square; rectangle; box

Ancestry of “ruutu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ruutu”

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