Etymology

jute

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Today it means: The coarse, strong fibre of the East Indian plants, Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis, used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc. Full definition →

Bengali ঝুট
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jute · noun1

  1. Bengali · borrowed fromঝুট
  2. English todayjute

Borrowed from Bengali ঝুট (jhuṭ). Likely related to Ukrainian джгут (džhut) and Russian жгут (žgut).

Jute · noun2

  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromJutae
  2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*eutaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*eut
  4. Old English · derived fromĒotas
  5. English todayJute

From Latin plural Iuti, Iutae (in Bede), from Old English Ēotas. Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *eut, from Proto-Germanic *eutaz, *eutaniz. The spelling was later influenced by Medieval Latin Jutae, Juti.

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