Where does “Geißraute” come from?
Geißraute (German) comes from German Raute, from Middle High German rūte, from Old High German rūta, from Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή — rue.
Geißraute (German): goat's rue (Galega officinalis)
Definitions
- goat's rue (Galega officinalis)
Ancestry of “Geißraute”, step by step
Geißraute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Raute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Raute | rhombus, rhomb; the hash sign; lozenge |
| 2 | Middle High German | rūte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | rūta | — |
| 4 | Latin | rūta | rue bitter herb |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ῥυτή | rue |
via German Geiß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Geiß | goat; she-goat; female roe deer |
| 2 | Old High German | geiz | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gait | goat; thrush |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gaits | goat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰayd- | — |