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
Ancestry of “rūgtums”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | rūgts | bittered; indefinite past passive participle of... |
| 2 | Latvian | rūgt | to ferment, to turn sour, bitter |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewg- | to belch; to roar |