Where does “rūt” come from?

rūt (French) comes from Old French rut, from Latin rugītus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

rūt (French): rut (sexual excitement)

Definitions

  1. rut (sexual excitement)

Ancestry of “rūt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrutnoise, roar, bellowing
2Latinrugītusbraying (of a donkey)
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin rugītus →
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