Where does “ruin” come from?

ruin (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin ruīna, from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.

ruin (Norwegian Nynorsk): ruin often in plural form when referring to buildings

Definitions

  1. ruin often in plural form when referring to buildings

Ancestry of “ruin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinruīnaa falling down, collapse, ruin, destruction
2Latinruōto hurry, rush, hasten, move quickly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rew-to run, to hurry
4Proto-Indo-European-w-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew- →Every word from Latin ruō →