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Where does “hryċġ” come from?

hryċġ (Old English) comes from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

hryċġ (Old English): ridge; back, spine, ridge, elevated surface

Definitions

  1. ridge; back, spine, ridge, elevated surface

Ancestry of “hryċġ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
2Proto-West Germanictūnfence
3Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
4Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “hryċġ”

  • ridge
  • ridgeline
  • Ridgewood
  • ridgepole
  • ridgy
  • ridgetop
  • ridgeway
  • Elmbridge
  • ridgelike
  • ridgelet
  • enridge
  • ridgehand
  • ridgepiece
  • ridgeside
  • ridgeling
  • ridgeless
  • ridgeplate
  • interridge
  • ridgewalking
  • ridge beam
  • ridgehead
  • ridgy-didge
  • ridgerope
  • rigge
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