Where does “ryk” come from?
ryk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ryke, from Old Norse rjúka, from Proto-Germanic reukaną, from Proto-Indo-European rougi-.
ryk (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of ryke
Ancestry of “ryk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ryke | to smoke, steam; to break, snap, tear; to fall |
| 2 | Old Norse | rjúka | to reek, emit smoke or vapor; to be driven,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | reukaną | to smoke, to give off a vapour |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | rougi- | — |