Where does “råg” come from?

råg (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse rugr, from Proto-Germanic rugiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrugʰyo- — rye.

råg (Westrobothnian): Rye

Definitions

  1. Rye

Ancestry of “råg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserugrrye
2Proto-Germanicrugizrye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwrugʰyo-rye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrugʰyo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rugiz →Every word from Old Norse rugr →