Where does “ruth,ruyth” come from?
ruth,ruyth (Middle Cornish) comes from Old Cornish rud, from Proto-Brythonic rrʉð, from Proto-Celtic roudos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
Ancestry of “ruth,ruyth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Cornish | rud | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | rrʉð | red |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | roudos | red |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |