Where does “Rautenkranz” come from?

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

Rautenkranz (German): crancelin

Definitions

  1. crancelin

Ancestry of “Rautenkranz”, step by step

Rautenkranz 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 kranz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankranzwreath, garland
2Middle High GermanKranz—
3Old High Germankranz—
Every word from Ancient Greek ῥυτή →Every word from Latin rūta →Every word from Old High German rūta →