Where does “Ruß” come from?

Ruß (German) comes from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs-, from Old Norse róðr, from Proto-Germanic rōþrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

Ruß (German): soot

Definitions

  1. soot

Ancestry of “Ruß”, step by step

Ruß traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old East Slavic Русь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East SlavicРусьRus; Ruthenia
2FinnishruotsiSwedish
3Proto-Finnic*roocciSwede originally anyone from Roslagen
4Old Swedishroþs-related to rowing
5Old Norseróðrrowing
6Proto-Germanicrōþrąoar; rudder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

via Middle High German ruoz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanruoz—
2Old High Germanruoz—
3Proto-Germanichrōtazsoot
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankreH(u)d-grime, soot

Words derived from “Ruß”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Old Swedish roþs- →Every word from Proto-Finnic *roocci →