Where does “rýja” come from?

rýja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse rýja, from Proto-Germanic rūjaną, from Proto-Indo-European (H)rewH- — to dig out, to root.

rýja (Icelandic): rag, cloth; to shear

Definitions

  1. rag, cloth; to shear

Ancestry of “rýja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserýjato tear out wool
2Proto-Germanicrūjaną—
3Proto-Indo-European(H)rewH-to dig out, to root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūjaną →Every word from Old Norse rýja →