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