Where does “rug” come from?

rug (Polish) comes from Latin rūga, from Proto-Indo-European krewp-, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.

rug (Polish): crease, notch, wrinkle

Definitions

  1. crease, notch, wrinkle

Ancestry of “rug”, step by step

rug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin rūga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrūgaa crease in the face, wrinkle
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrewp-scab, crust; to become encrusted
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise

via Old Polish rug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishrug—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewp- →Every word from Latin rūga →