Where does “ryger” come from?

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

ryger (Danish): smoker; present of ryge

Definitions

  1. smoker; present of ryge

Ancestry of “ryger”, step by step

ryger traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ryge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrygeto smoke; to go, fall
2Old Norserjúkato reek, emit smoke or vapor; to be driven,...
3Proto-Germanicreukanąto smoke, to give off a vapour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrougi-—

via Danish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherpresent of være; are

via Old Norse rygir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserygir—

Words derived from “ryger”

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