Where does “rugby” come from?

rugby (Dutch) comes from English Rugby, from English Rokeby, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

rugby (Dutch): rugby sport

Definitions

  1. rugby sport

Ancestry of “rugby”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRugbywhere the sport of rugby is thought to have originated OS grid ref SP5075
2EnglishRokebyA placename
3Old Norsebýbee
4Proto-Germanicbiją—
5Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “rugby”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →