Where does “Rückgrat” come from?

Rückgrat (German) comes from German rück-, from Middle High German rücke, from Old High German rucki, from Proto-West Germanic hrugi, from Proto-Germanic hrugjaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Rückgrat (German): backbone, spine

Definitions

  1. backbone, spine

Ancestry of “Rückgrat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrück-back
2Middle High Germanrückeback
3Old High Germanruckiback
4Proto-West Germanichrugiback; spine
5Proto-Germanichrugjazback; spine; ridge
6Proto-Indo-European(s)krewk-to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “Rückgrat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrugjaz →