Where does “Rautezeichen” come from?

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

Rautezeichen (German): number sign

Definitions

  1. number sign

Ancestry of “Rautezeichen”, step by step

Rautezeichen 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 zeichen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzeichensign, token
2Old High Germanzeihhansign, symbol, feature; sign, symbol
3Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
4Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Ancient Greek ῥυτή →
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