Where does “Rutengänger” come from?

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

Rutengänger (German): dowser

Definitions

  1. dowser

Ancestry of “Rutengänger”, step by step

Rutengänger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rūte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrūterod
2Middle High Germanruote—
3Old High Germanruotarod
4Proto-Germanicrōdōrod, pole
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrōt-—

via German Gänger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGängerwalker
2Middle High Germangenger—

Words derived from “Rutengänger”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rōt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rōdō →Every word from Old High German ruota →