Where does “rugge” come from?
rugge (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse rugga, from Proto-Germanic rukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European Hruknéh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
rugge (Norwegian Nynorsk): to move, budge; to rock
Ancestry of “rugge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | rugga | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rukkōną | to move, move back and forth, rock |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hruknéh₂- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rewk- | to dig; to till |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃er- | to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,... |