Where does “ruyne” come from?
ruyne (Middle French) comes from Old French ruine, from Latin ruīna, from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.
ruyne (Middle French): ruin; wreck; ruin
Ancestry of “ruyne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | ruine | ruin |
| 2 | Latin | ruīna | — |
| 3 | Latin | ruō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rew- | to run, to hurry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -w- | — |