Where does “ryta” come from?

ryta (Faroese) comes from Old Norse rytr, from Proto-Germanic reutaną, from Proto-Indo-European HrewdH- — to weep.

ryta (Faroese): kittiwake

Definitions

  1. kittiwake

Ancestry of “ryta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserytrkittiwake
2Proto-Germanicreutanąto cry, to wail
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewdH-to weep

Words derived from “ryta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European HrewdH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic reutaną →Every word from Old Norse rytr →