Where does “ryk” come from?

ryk (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ryk, from Old Norse rjúka, from Proto-Germanic reukaną, from Proto-Indo-European rougi-.

ryk (Icelandic): dust

Definitions

  1. dust

Ancestry of “ryk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserykdust, powder
2Old Norserjúkato reek, emit smoke or vapor; to be driven,...
3Proto-Germanicreukanąto smoke, to give off a vapour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrougi-—

Words derived from “ryk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rougi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic reukaną →Every word from Old Norse rjúka →