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
Ancestry of “rægja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | rœgja | to accuse |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wrōgijaną | to tell, speak, proclaim, shout; to accuse |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | were- | — |