Where does “Rúðuborg” come from?
Rúðuborg (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic Rúða, from Danish rude, from Old Norse rúta, from Middle Low German rūde, from Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή — rue.
Ancestry of “Rúðuborg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | Rúða | Rouen |
| 2 | Danish | rude | pane; window; square |
| 3 | Old Norse | rúta | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | rūde | — |
| 5 | Latin | rūta | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ῥυτή | rue |