Where does “ruuto” come from?

ruuto (Ingrian) comes from Finnish ruutu, from Swedish ruta, from Middle Low German rūte, from Old High German rūta, from Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή — rue.

ruuto (Ingrian): windowpane

Definitions

  1. windowpane

Ancestry of “ruuto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruutusquare; rectangle; box
2Swedishrutasquare, tile; windowpane; panel
3Middle Low Germanrūte—
4Old High Germanrūta—
5Latinrūtarue bitter herb
6Ancient Greekῥυτήrue
Every word from Ancient Greek ῥυτή →Every word from Latin rūta →Every word from Old High German rūta →