Where does “rugby” come from?

rugby (Czech) 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 (Czech): rugby

Definitions

  1. rugby

Ancestry of “rugby”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRugbywhere the sport of rugby is thought to have originated OS grid ref SP5075
2EnglishRokebyA placename
3Old Norsebýbee
4Proto-Germanicbiją—
5Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →