Where does “Merkel-Raute” come from?

Merkel-Raute (German) comes from German Raute, from Middle High German rūte, from Old High German rūta, from Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή — rue.

Merkel-Raute (German): a hand gesture made by resting one’s hands in...

Definitions

  1. a hand gesture made by resting one’s hands in...

Ancestry of “Merkel-Raute”, step by step

Merkel-Raute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Raute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRauterhombus, rhomb; the hash sign; lozenge
2Middle High Germanrūte—
3Old High Germanrūta—
4Latinrūtarue bitter herb
5Ancient Greekῥυτήrue

via German Merkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMerkel—
Every word from Ancient Greek ῥυτή →Every word from Latin rūta →Every word from Old High German rūta →