It's r-o-u-t-e not r-u-t-e, therefore comparing it to run / rune doesn't help anything.
And we quoted multiple dictionary references, its not an "Americanism".
Anyway idc how you pronounce it, I was merely stating the proper way to, for anybody curious.
actually it does matter.
it's the E that changes the primary vould sound.
run/rune r-Uh-n/roon
shin/shine sh-I-n/sh-eye-n
rout/route r-ou-t/root
I'm aware that americans pronouce route rowte anyway.
also...
of the dictionaries that you referenced...
merrian webster - American dictionary, (oddly enough containing americanised pronouciations and dialect), even with this, definition 2 for en electronic device lists the pronoucniation as sounding like rude-er
(which as I said dropping the 'T' is just sloppy pronouciation
dictionary.com agrees with what I said.
routâ‹…er
1  /ˈraʊtər/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [rou-ter] Show IPA
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–noun
1. any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
routâ‹…er
2  /ˈrutər, ˈraʊ-/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [roo-ter, rou-] Show IPA
–noun
a person or thing that routes.
the last entry that disagrees is from the american herritage dictionary, again an american dictionary containing americanisms and amirican dialect.
in general terms if you talk about the wood working device it will be r-ou-T-er
if you talk about the electronic device it will be r-oo-ter
at least that's if you were to pronouce it in recieved english, which is generally accepted as the proper way to speak words.
if your dialect is differnt then that's fine. I don't really care how you say it.
but you really shouldn't be telling people that your regional dialect is the proper pronouciation when it's clearly not.
as for the idea that the electronic device is so different from the person who routes things, where do you suppose that the device that routes packets, (much like a person might route packets and shipments) takes it's name from?
exactly, and it's pronounced the same as well.