Where does “Ruine” come from?

Ruine (German) comes from Latin ruīna, from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.

Ruine (German): ruin, ruins

Definitions

  1. ruin, ruins

Ancestry of “Ruine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinruīnaa falling down, collapse, ruin, destruction
2Latinruōto hurry, rush, hasten, move quickly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rew-to run, to hurry
4Proto-Indo-European-w-—

Words derived from “Ruine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew- →Every word from Latin ruō →