Where does “ryge” come from?

ryge (Danish) comes from Old Norse rjúka, from Proto-Germanic reukaną, from Proto-Indo-European rougi-.

ryge (Danish): to smoke; to go, fall

Definitions

  1. to smoke; to go, fall

Ancestry of “ryge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserjúkato reek, emit smoke or vapor; to be driven,...
2Proto-Germanicreukanąto smoke, to give off a vapour
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrougi-—

Words derived from “ryge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rougi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic reukaną →Every word from Old Norse rjúka →
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