Where does “ryssja” come from?
ryssja (Swedish) comes from Gaulish ruskā, from Proto-Celtic rūskos, from Proto-Indo-European HrewH- — to dig.
ryssja (Swedish): a fish-trap
Ancestry of “ryssja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Gaulish | ruskā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | rūskos | bark |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | HrewH- | to dig |