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Where does “ruig” come from?

ruig (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ruuch, from Old Dutch rūh, from Proto-Germanic rūhwaz — rough.

ruig (Dutch): rough, rugged, bristly; raucous, boisterous

Definitions

  1. rough, rugged, bristly; raucous, boisterous

Ancestry of “ruig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchruuch—
2Old Dutchrūh—
3Proto-Germanicrūhwazrough

Words derived from “ruig”

  • ruigpoot
Every word from Proto-Germanic rūhwaz →