Where does “rugvin” come from?

rugvin (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.

rugvin (Dutch): dorsal fin

Definitions

  1. dorsal fin

Ancestry of “rugvin”, step by step

rugvin 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 vin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvinfin
2Middle Dutchvinne—
3Old Dutchfinnafin
4Proto-Germanicfinnōflipper; fin
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pīn-backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin

Words derived from “rugvin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →