Where does “Raute” come from?

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

Raute (German): rhombus, rhomb; the hash sign; lozenge

Definitions

  1. rhombus, rhomb; the hash sign; lozenge

Ancestry of “Raute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrūte—
2Old High Germanrūta—
3Latinrūtarue bitter herb
4Ancient Greekῥυτήrue

Words derived from “Raute”

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