Where does “rýja” come from?
rýja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic rūjaną, from Proto-Indo-European (H)rewH- — to dig out, to root.
rýja (Old Norse): to tear out wool
Ancestry of “rýja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | rūjaną | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)rewH- | to dig out, to root |
Words derived from “rýja”