Where does “rugless” come from?
rugless (English) comes 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,...
rugless (English): Without a rug
Definitions
- Without a rug
Ancestry of “rugless”, step by step
rugless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rug | A partial covering for a floor; A piece of... |
| 2 | Middle English | rugge | ridge |
| 3 | Old Norse | rǫgg | shagginess; tuft; tuft, shagginess; tuft;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rūhaz | rough |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rewk- | to dig; to till |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃er- | to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,... |