Where does “Rutengängerin” come from?

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

Rutengängerin (German): female dowser

Definitions

  1. female dowser

Ancestry of “Rutengängerin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRutengängerdowser
2Germanrūterod
3Middle High Germanruote—
4Old High Germanruotarod
5Proto-Germanicrōdōrod, pole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrōt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rōt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rōdō →Every word from Old High German ruota →