Where does “rūgtums” come from?

rūgtums (Latvian) comes from Latvian rūgts, from Latvian rūgt, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewg- — to belch; to roar.

rūgtums (Latvian): bitterness

Definitions

  1. bitterness

Ancestry of “rūgtums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianrūgtsbittered; indefinite past passive participle of...
2Latvianrūgtto ferment, to turn sour, bitter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewg-to belch; to roar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewg- →Every word from Latvian rūgt →Every word from Latvian rūgts →