Where does “rügen” come from?

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

rügen (German): to reprove

Definitions

  1. to reprove

Ancestry of “rügen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrüegen—
2Old High Germanruogento accuse
3Proto-Germanicwrōgijanąto tell, speak, proclaim, shout; to accuse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwere-—

Words derived from “rügen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European were- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōgijaną →Every word from Old High German ruogen →