Where does “ruggengraat” come from?

ruggengraat (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.

ruggengraat (Dutch): vertebral column; spine, backbone; backbone,...

Definitions

  1. vertebral column; spine, backbone; backbone,...

Ancestry of “ruggengraat”, step by step

ruggengraat 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 graat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgraatfishbone
2Middle Dutchgraet—
3Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
4Proto-Italicgraðus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrugjaz →