Where does “ruggedization” come from?

ruggedization (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,...

ruggedization (English): The act or process of ruggedizing

Definitions

  1. The act or process of ruggedizing

Ancestry of “ruggedization”, step by step

ruggedization traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rugged

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishruggedBroken into sharp or irregular points; uneven;...
2EnglishrugA partial covering for a floor; A piece of...
3Middle Englishruggeridge
4Old Norserǫggshagginess; tuft; tuft, shagginess; tuft;...
5Proto-Germanicrūhazrough
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rewk-to dig; to till
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

via English ization

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishization
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er-
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