Where does “ǫrðugr” come from?

ǫrðugr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *ardugaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

ǫrðugr (Old Norse): steep

Definitions

  1. steep

Ancestry of “ǫrðugr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*ardugazsteep
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
3Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “ǫrðugr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →