Where does “rúðuþurrka” come from?
rúðuþurrka (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.
rúðuþurrka (Icelandic): windscreen wiper, windshield wiper
Definitions
- windscreen wiper, windshield wiper
Ancestry of “rúðuþurrka”, step by step
rúðuþurrka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic Rúða
| 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 | rue bitter herb |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ῥυτή | rue |
via Icelandic þurrka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | þurrka | to dry; to wipe something; to dry someone’s body,... |