Where does “rykke” come from?

rykke (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse rykkja, from Proto-Germanic rukkijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

rykke (Norwegian Nynorsk): to jerk, pull, tug

Definitions

  1. to jerk, pull, tug

Ancestry of “rykke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserykkja—
2Proto-Germanicrukkijanąto pull, to tug; to rock
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “rykke”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →