Where does “heuvelrug” come from?

heuvelrug (Dutch) comes from Dutch rug, from Middle Dutch rugge, from Old Dutch ruggi, from Proto-West Germanic hrugi, from Proto-Germanic hrugjaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

heuvelrug (Dutch): ridge; range

Definitions

  1. ridge; range

Ancestry of “heuvelrug”, step by step

heuvelrug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch rug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrugback; ridge
2Middle Dutchruggeback
3Old Dutchruggiback, backside
4Proto-West Germanichrugiback; spine
5Proto-Germanichrugjazback; spine; ridge
6Proto-Indo-European(s)krewk-to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Dutch heuvel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheuvelhill
2Middle Dutchhoevel—
3Old Dutchhuvil—
4Proto-Germanichubilaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrugjaz →