Where does “rue” come from?

rue (Old French) comes from Latin rūga, from Proto-Indo-European krewp-, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.

rue (Old French): rue (plant)

Definitions

  1. rue (plant)

Ancestry of “rue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrūgaa crease in the face, wrinkle
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrewp-scab, crust; to become encrusted
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise

Words derived from “rue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewp- →Every word from Latin rūga →
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