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Where does “rūte” come from?

rūte (Middle High German) comes from Old High German rūta, from Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή — rue.

Ancestry of “rūte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrūta—
2Latinrūta—
3Ancient Greekῥυτήrue

Words derived from “rūte”

  • Merkel-Raute
  • rautenförmig
  • Raute
  • Rautenzeichen
  • Raut
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