Where does “rùsg” come from?

rùsg (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish rúsc, from Proto-Celtic rūskos, from Proto-Indo-European HrewH- — to dig.

rùsg (Scottish Gaelic): external covering]], rind, skin, husk; bark;...

Definitions

  1. external covering]], rind, skin, husk; bark;...

Ancestry of “rùsg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishrúscbark; basket; covering
2Proto-Celticrūskosbark
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewH-to dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European HrewH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic rūskos →Every word from Old Irish rúsc →