Where does “ryk” come from?

ryk (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse rjúka, from Proto-Germanic reukaną, from Proto-Indo-European rougi-.

ryk (Old Norse): dust, powder

Definitions

  1. dust, powder

Ancestry of “ryk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserjúkato reek, emit smoke or vapor; to be driven,...
2Proto-Germanicreukanąto smoke, to give off a vapour
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrougi-—

Words derived from “ryk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rougi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic reukaną →Every word from Old Norse rjúka →
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