Where does “rægja” come from?

rægja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse rœgja, from Proto-Germanic wrōgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European were-.

rægja (Icelandic): to defame, to derogate

Definitions

  1. to defame, to derogate

Ancestry of “rægja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserœgjato accuse
2Proto-Germanicwrōgijanąto tell, speak, proclaim, shout; to accuse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwere-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European were- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōgijaną →Every word from Old Norse rœgja →
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