Where does “rykke” come from?
rykke (Middle English) comes from Old English hrycce, from Proto-Germanic hraukaz — pile ; heap; haystack.
Ancestry of “rykke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | hrycce | rick, heap, pile |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hraukaz | pile ; heap; haystack |
Words derived from “rykke”