Where does “rugby” come from?
rugby (Cebuano) comes from English Rugby, from English Rokeby, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
rugby (Cebuano): rubber cement, contact cement; the sport of rugby
Definitions
- rubber cement, contact cement; the sport of rugby
Ancestry of “rugby”, step by step
rugby traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Rugby
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Rugby | where the sport of rugby is thought to have originated OS grid ref SP5075 |
| 2 | English | Rokeby | A placename |
| 3 | Old Norse | bý | bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biją | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bijǭ | bee |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |
via English rugby
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rugby | A form of football in which players can hold or... |