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
Ancestry of “rügen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | rüegen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | ruogen | to accuse |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wrōgijaną | to tell, speak, proclaim, shout; to accuse |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | were- | — |
Words derived from “rügen”