Where does “Rüthen” come from?

Rüthen (German) comes from Old Saxon Hriudi, from Old Saxon hriod, from Proto-West Germanic hreud — reed.

Ancestry of “Rüthen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old SaxonHriudi—
2Old Saxonhriod—
3Proto-West Germanichreudreed
Every word from Proto-West Germanic hreud →Every word from Old Saxon hriod →Every word from Old Saxon Hriudi →
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