Where does “dialogruta” come from?

dialogruta (Swedish) comes from Swedish dialog, from Swedish lög, from Old Swedish løgh, from Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

dialogruta (Swedish): a dialog box, a message widget

Definitions

  1. a dialog box, a message widget

Ancestry of “dialogruta”, step by step

dialogruta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish dialog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdialogdialog
2Swedishlögbath
3Old Swedishløghbath, wash
4Old Norselaugbath; hot spring; first-person singular past...
5Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via Swedish ruta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrutasquare, tile; windowpane; panel
2Middle Low Germanrūte—
3Old High Germanrūta—
4Latinrūtarue bitter herb
5Ancient Greekῥυτήrue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Old Norse laug →