Where does “ryksuga” come from?

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

ryksuga (Icelandic): vacuum cleaner; to vacuum-clean

Definitions

  1. vacuum cleaner; to vacuum-clean

Ancestry of “ryksuga”, step by step

ryksuga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ryk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicrykdust
2Old Norserykdust, powder
3Old Norserjúkato reek, emit smoke or vapor; to be driven,...
4Proto-Germanicreukanąto smoke, to give off a vapour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrougi-—

via Icelandic suga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsugasucker; one who sucks; sucker
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rougi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic reukaną →Every word from Old Norse rjúka →