Where does “rugh” come from?

rugh (Old Danish) comes from Middle English roughe, from Old English rūg, from Proto-Germanic rūhaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

Ancestry of “rugh”, step by step

rugh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English roughe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrougherough
2Old Englishrūg—
3Proto-Germanicrūhazrough
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rewk-to dig; to till
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

via Old Norse rúgr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserúgrrye (Secale cereale)
2Proto-Germanicrugizrye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwrugʰyo-rye

Words derived from “rugh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūhaz →