Where does “ruggedish” come from?
ruggedish (English) comes from English rugged, from English rug, from Middle English rugge, from Old Norse rǫgg, from Proto-Germanic rūhaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
ruggedish (English): Somewhat rugged
Definitions
- Somewhat rugged
Ancestry of “ruggedish”, step by step
ruggedish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rugged
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rugged | Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven;... |
| 2 | English | rug | A partial covering for a floor; A piece of... |
| 3 | Middle English | rugge | ridge |
| 4 | Old Norse | rǫgg | shagginess; tuft; tuft, shagginess; tuft;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rūhaz | rough |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rewk- | to dig; to till |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃er- | to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,... |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |