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

  1. to smoke, steam; to break, snap, tear; to fall

Ancestry of “ryke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserjúkato reek, emit smoke or vapor; to be driven,...
2Proto-Germanicreukanąto smoke, to give off a vapour
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrougi-—

Words derived from “ryke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rougi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic reukaną →Every word from Old Norse rjúka →