Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “ryðja” come from?

ryðja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic rudjaną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewdʰ-.

ryðja (Old Norse): to clear, empty

Definitions

  1. to clear, empty

Ancestry of “ryðja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrudjaną—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewdʰ-—

Words derived from “ryðja”

  • röja
  • ryddig
  • utrydding
  • utryddelse
  • utrydning
  • utrydde
  • rydde
  • ryddig
  • rydja
  • rydde
  • udrydde
  • rydde
  • brautryðjandi
  • ryðja
  • rydhia
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