Where does “storryger” come from?

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

storryger (Danish): person who is an excessive smoker

Definitions

  1. person who is an excessive smoker

Ancestry of “storryger”, step by step

storryger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ryger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrygersmoker; present of ryge
2Danishrygeto smoke; to go, fall
3Old Norserjúkato reek, emit smoke or vapor; to be driven,...
4Proto-Germanicreukanąto smoke, to give off a vapour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrougi-—

via Danish stør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstørsturgeon
2Old Norsestórrbig, large, tall, great
3Proto-Germanicstōrazbig, large; strong
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rougi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic reukaną →Every word from Old Norse rjúka →