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Where does “rype” come from?
rype (Norwegian) comes from Old Norse rjúpa, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewg- — to belch; to roar.
Ancestry of “rype”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Norse
rjúpa
ptarmigan
2
Proto-Indo-European
h₁rewg-
to belch; to roar
Words derived from “rype”
rype
rype
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewg- →
Every word from Old Norse rjúpa →