Where does “rüegen” come from?

rüegen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ruogen, from Proto-Germanic wrōgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European were-.

Ancestry of “rüegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanruogento accuse
2Proto-Germanicwrōgijanąto tell, speak, proclaim, shout; to accuse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwere-—

Words derived from “rüegen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European were- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōgijaną →Every word from Old High German ruogen →