Where does “ruter” come from?

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

ruter (Swedish): diamond

Definitions

  1. diamond

Ancestry of “ruter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishruderdiamonds one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♦
2Danishrudepane; window; square
3Old Norserúta—
4Middle Low Germanrūde—
5Latinrūtarue bitter herb
6Ancient Greekῥυτήrue
Every word from Ancient Greek ῥυτή →Every word from Latin rūta →Every word from Middle Low German rūde →