Where does “Rautenzeichen” come from?
Rautenzeichen (German) comes from German Raute, from Middle High German rūte, from Old High German rūta, from Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή — rue.
Rautenzeichen (German): number sign
Ancestry of “Rautenzeichen”, step by step
| 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 | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ῥυτή | rue |