I don't know what to tell you. The facts are settled according to authorities on language which I trust. Your folk-etymology seems to be an intuitive but incorr

I don't know what to tell you. The facts are settled according to authorities on language which I trust. Your folk-etymology seems to be an intuitive but incorrect back-formation. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/routs https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/routs https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/using-root-route-rout https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/using-root-rou...