Where does “ryðja” come from?

ryðja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ryðja, from Proto-Germanic rudjaną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewdʰ-.

ryðja (Icelandic): to clear (an area, path, etc.)

Definitions

  1. to clear (an area, path, etc.)

Ancestry of “ryðja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseryðjato clear, empty
2Proto-Germanicrudjanąto clear
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewdʰ-—

Words derived from “ryðja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rudjaną →Every word from Old Norse ryðja →