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Where does “rigge” come from?

rigge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rigg, 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- — to cut, cut off, sever.

rigge (Norwegian Bokmål): to rig; to equip

Definitions

  1. to rig; to equip

Ancestry of “rigge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålriggrig, rigging; a rig; imperative of rigge
2EnglishrigThe rigging of a sailing ship or other such...
3EnglishringA solid object in the shape of a circle; A group...
4Middle Englishryng—
5Old Englishhringring
6Proto-West Germanichringring, circle
7Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
8Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
9Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
10Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “rigge”

  • oljerigg
  • rigg
  • rigge
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