Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rūtā

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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin rūta (rue).[1][2]

Noun[edit]

*rūtā f

  1. rue, common rue (Ruta graveolens)
    Synonym: *wīnarūtā

Declension[edit]

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *rūtā
Genitive *rūtōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *rūtā *rūtōn
Accusative *rūtōn *rūtōn
Genitive *rūtōn *rūtōnō
Dative *rūtōn *rūtōm, *rūtum
Instrumental *rūtōn *rūtōm, *rūtum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: rūde, rūte, rūta
  • Old Saxon: rūta
  • Old Dutch: *rūta
  • Old High German: rūta

References[edit]

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Raute²”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 585
  2. ^ de Vries, Jan (1971) “ruit 2”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN