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
Ancestry of “rue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | rūga | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | krewp- | scab, crust; to become encrusted |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | krew- | to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise |