Where does “rutenett” come from?
rutenett (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rute, from French route, from Old French rote, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
rutenett (Norwegian Bokmål): a grid
Ancestry of “rutenett”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | rute | square; pane; route |
| 2 | French | route | road; route, way, path |
| 3 | Old French | rote | rote |
| 4 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 5 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 6 | Latin | rumpō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |