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Where does “rigg” come from?

rigg (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from English rig, from English ring, from Middle English ryng, from Old English hring, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.

rigg (Norwegian Bokmål): rig, rigging; a rig; imperative of rigge

Definitions

  1. rig, rigging; a rig; imperative of rigge

Ancestry of “rigg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrigThe rigging of a sailing ship or other such...
2EnglishringA solid object in the shape of a circle; A group...
3Middle Englishryng—
4Old Englishhringring
5Proto-West Germanichringring, circle
6Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
7Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “rigg”

  • oljerigg
  • rigg
  • rigge
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