Where does “rhwyg” come from?

rhwyg (Welsh) comes from Proto-Indo-European reyk- — to tear, scratch; streak; to carve, scratch, etch.

rhwyg (Welsh): tear, rip

Definitions

  1. tear, rip

Ancestry of “rhwyg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanreyk-to tear, scratch; streak; to carve, scratch, etch

Words derived from “rhwyg

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reyk-