Where does “ruggi” come from?

ruggi (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic hrugi, from Proto-Germanic hrugjaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

ruggi (Old Dutch): back, backside

Definitions

  1. back, backside

Ancestry of “ruggi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichrugiback; spine
2Proto-Germanichrugjazback; spine; ridge
3Proto-Indo-European(s)krewk-to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “ruggi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrugjaz →