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
Ancestry of “rýja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | rýja | to tear out wool |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rūjaną | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)rewH- | to dig out, to root |