Where does “Ruten” come from?

Ruten (German) comes from German Rute, from Middle High German ruote, from Old High German ruota, from Proto-Germanic rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European rōt-.

Ruten (German): plural of Rute

Definitions

  1. plural of Rute

Ancestry of “Ruten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRuterod; tail of a dog; penis
2Middle High Germanruote—
3Old High Germanruotarod
4Proto-Germanicrōdōrod, pole
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrōt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rōt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rōdō →Every word from Old High German ruota →