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Where does “hrugjaz” come from?

hrugjaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)krewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

hrugjaz (Proto-Germanic): back; spine; ridge

Definitions

  1. back; spine; ridge

Ancestry of “hrugjaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)krewk-to turn, bend
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “hrugjaz”

  • ridge
  • ridgeline
  • Ridgewood
  • ridgepole
  • ridgy
  • ridgetop
  • ridgeway
  • Elmbridge
  • ridgelike
  • ridgelet
  • enridge
  • ridgehand
  • ridgepiece
  • ridgeside
  • ridgeling
  • ridgeless
  • ridgeplate
  • interridge
  • ridgebone
  • ridge beam
  • ridgewalking
  • ridgehead
  • ridgy-didge
  • ridgerope
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