Where does “rugbywoman” come from?

rugbywoman (French) comes from French rugby, from English Rugby, from English Rokeby, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

rugbywoman (French): rugby player

Definitions

  1. rugby player

Ancestry of “rugbywoman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrugbyrugby sport
2EnglishRugbywhere the sport of rugby is thought to have originated OS grid ref SP5075
3EnglishRokebyA placename
4Old Norsebýbee
5Proto-Germanicbiją—
6Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →