Where does “Rut” come from?

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

Rut (Hunsrik): rod

Definitions

  1. rod

Ancestry of “Rut”, step by step

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