1. Etymology of the English word rut
the English word
rutderived from the Old French word
routederived from the Vulgar Latin word
ruptaderived from the Latin word
ruptusderived from the Late Latin word
rumpere (break; destroy)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*reup-Derivations in English
rutty,
rutted,
ruttingUsage
Word found in Modern English
2. Etymology of the English word rut
derived from the English word
rutderived from the Old French word
rutderived from the Late Latin word
rugitusderived from the Latin word
rugire (bellow, roar)
Derivations in English
ruttishUsage
Word found in Modern English