Where does “rykte” come from?

rykte (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German ruchte, from Old Saxon hropan, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

rykte (Swedish): a rumor

Definitions

  1. a rumor

Ancestry of “rykte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanruchte—
2Old Saxonhropanto call
3Proto-Germanichrōpanąto cry out, call, shout
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “rykte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →