Where does “rúgur” come from?
rúgur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse rúgr, from Proto-Germanic rugiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrugʰyo- — rye.
rúgur (Icelandic): rye
Ancestry of “rúgur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | rúgr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rugiz | rye |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wrugʰyo- | rye |