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

hryċġ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English tūn

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

via Proto-West Germanic hrugi

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 “hryċġ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Gaulish dunum →