Where does “Rüganer” come from?

Rüganer (German) comes from German rügen, from Middle High German rüegen, from Old High German ruogen, from Proto-Germanic wrōgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European were-.

Rüganer (German): someone from the island of Rügen

Definitions

  1. someone from the island of Rügen

Ancestry of “Rüganer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrügento reprove
2Middle High Germanrüegen—
3Old High Germanruogento accuse
4Proto-Germanicwrōgijanąto tell, speak, proclaim, shout; to accuse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwere-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European were- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōgijaną →Every word from Old High German ruogen →