Where does “rück-” come from?

rück- (German) comes 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.

rück- (German): back

Definitions

  1. back

Ancestry of “rück-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rück-”

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