Where does “ryggrad” come from?
ryggrad (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rygg, from Norwegian Bokmål råd, from Old Norse rǫð, from Proto-Germanic radō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rh̥₁dʰ-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
ryggrad (Norwegian Bokmål): a spine or backbone
Definitions
- a spine or backbone
Ancestry of “ryggrad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | rygg | back; ridge; spine |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | råd | advice; a council; imperative of råde |
| 3 | Old Norse | rǫð | row |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | radō | row; line; series |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rh̥₁dʰ-éh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |