rygg
Norwegian
noun-m1
Definitions
- (anatomy) back (of a person or animal)
- (furniture) back (of a chair etc.)
- (landforms) ridge (of a hill or mountain)
- (meteorology) ridge (of high pressure)
- (of a book) spine
- swimming backstroke (short form of ryggsvømming)
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse hryggr.
Origin
Old Norse
hryggr
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Rückgrat German
- finne Norwegian Bokmål
- fjell Norwegian Bokmål
- fjellrygg Norwegian Bokmål
- hav Norwegian Bokmål
- hest Norwegian Bokmål
- hesterygg Norwegian Bokmål
- marg Norwegian Bokmål
- midt Norwegian Bokmål
- midthavsrygg Norwegian Bokmål
- problem Norwegian Bokmål
- rad Norwegian Bokmål
- ryggfinne Norwegian Bokmål
- ryggløs Norwegian Bokmål
- ryggmarg Norwegian Bokmål
- ryggproblem Norwegian Bokmål
- ryggrad Norwegian Bokmål
- ryggsekk Norwegian Bokmål
- ryggstø Norwegian Bokmål
- ryggsøyle Norwegian Bokmål
- sekk Norwegian Bokmål
- stø Norwegian Bokmål
- søyle Norwegian Bokmål
- *hrugjaz Proto-Germanic
- rygg Norwegian Nynorsk
- hryggleikr Old Norse
- hryggr Old Norse
- ryg Danish
- ryggur Faroese
- rygger Old Swedish
- röigg Westrobothnian