Where does “Rußpartikel” come from?

Rußpartikel (German) comes from German Ruß, 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.

Rußpartikel (German): soot particle

Definitions

  1. soot particle

Ancestry of “Rußpartikel”, step by step

Rußpartikel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ruß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRußsoot
2Old East SlavicРусьRus; Ruthenia
3FinnishruotsiSwedish
4Proto-Finnic*roocciSwede originally anyone from Roslagen
5Old Swedishroþs-related to rowing
6Old Norseróðrrowing
7Proto-Germanicrōþrąoar; rudder
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

via German Partikel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPartikelparticle; particle, a fragment of the eucharistic...
2Latinparticulasmall part, particle
3Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Old Swedish roþs- →Every word from Proto-Finnic *roocci →