rygg

Swedish

[rʏɡ]

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) back; the rear of the body; especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine
  • (geography) ridge; the line along which two sloping surfaces meet
  • (military) rear
  • spine; the hinged back of a book

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish rygger inherited from Old Norse hryggr inherited from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz (back, spine, ridge) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krewk.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)krewk

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