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Where does “råg” come from?

råg (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish rogher, from Old Norse rúgr, from Proto-Germanic rugiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrugʰyo- — rye.

råg (Swedish): rye

Definitions

  1. rye

Ancestry of “råg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishrogher—
2Old Norserúgr—
3Proto-Germanicrugizrye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwrugʰyo-rye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrugʰyo- →