Where does “szpicruta” come from?

szpicruta (Polish) comes from German Spießrute, from German rūte, from Middle High German ruote, from Old High German ruota, from Proto-Germanic rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European rōt-.

szpicruta (Polish): riding crop, horsewhip

Definitions

  1. riding crop, horsewhip

Ancestry of “szpicruta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpießrutekind of prod used to punish lansquenets
2Germanrūterod
3Middle High Germanruote—
4Old High Germanruotarod
5Proto-Germanicrōdōrod, pole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrōt-—

Words derived from “szpicruta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rōt- →