Where does “ragg” come from?

ragg (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse rǫgg, from Proto-Germanic rūhaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

ragg (Norwegian Nynorsk): coarse fur, bristles

Definitions

  1. coarse fur, bristles

Ancestry of “ragg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserǫggshagginess; tuft; tuft, shagginess; tuft;...
2Proto-Germanicrūhazrough
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rewk-to dig; to till
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūhaz →