Where does “rūg” come from?

rūg (Old English) comes 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 “rūg”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	rūhaz	rough
2	Proto-Indo-European	h₃rewk-	to dig; to till
3	Proto-Indo-European	h₃er-	to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

Words derived from “rūg”

rough
roughly
roughness
rougher
roughshod
roughage
roughen
roughneck
roughish
roughcast
roughhead
microroughness
roughie
roughrider
roughriding
roughhew
microrough
nanoroughness
roughspun
unrough
macroroughness
roughdrawn
roughscuff
ruffmans

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