Where does “rauk” come from?
rauk (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic rjúka, from Old Norse rjúka, from Proto-Germanic reukaną, from Proto-Indo-European rougi-.
rauk (Icelandic): first-person singular active past indicative of...
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- first-person singular active past indicative of...
Ancestry of “rauk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | rjúka | to give of smoke or steam; to rush |
| 2 | Old Norse | rjúka | to reek, emit smoke or vapor; to be driven,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | reukaną | to smoke, to give off a vapour |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | rougi- | — |