Where does “rug” come from?

rug (Danish) comes from Old Danish rugh, from Middle English roughe, from Old English rūg, from Proto-Germanic rūhaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

rug (Danish): rye; imperative of ruge

Definitions

  1. rye; imperative of ruge

Ancestry of “rug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishrugh—
2Middle Englishrougherough
3Old Englishrūg—
4Proto-Germanicrūhazrough
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rewk-to dig; to till
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

Words derived from “rug”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūhaz →