Where does “rugbrød” come from?

rugbrød (Danish) comes from Danish rug, 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,...

rugbrød (Danish): rye bread

Definitions

  1. rye bread

Ancestry of “rugbrød”, step by step

rugbrød traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish rug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrugrye; imperative of ruge
2Old Danishrugh—
3Middle Englishrougherough
4Old Englishrūg—
5Proto-Germanicrūhazrough
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rewk-to dig; to till
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

via Danish brød

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbrødbread; past tense of bryde
2Old Danishbrøthbread
3Old Norsebrauðbread
4Proto-Germanicbraudąfragment, piece; bread
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūhaz →