Where does “rúta” come from?

rúta (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German rūde, from Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή — rue.

Ancestry of “rúta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanrūde—
2Latinrūtarue bitter herb
3Ancient Greekῥυτήrue

Words derived from “rúta”

Every word from Ancient Greek ῥυτή →Every word from Latin rūta →Every word from Middle Low German rūde →