Where does “szpicrutka” come from?

szpicrutka (Polish) comes from Polish szpicruta, 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-.

Ancestry of “szpicrutka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszpicrutariding crop, horsewhip
2GermanSpießrutekind of prod used to punish lansquenets
3Germanrūterod
4Middle High Germanruote—
5Old High Germanruotarod
6Proto-Germanicrōdōrod, pole
7Proto-Indo-Europeanrōt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rōt- →