Rye
The origin and history of Rye.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English rye, rie, which came from Old English ryġe, from Proto-West Germanic *rugi, from Proto-Germanic *rugiz. Germanic cognates include Dutch and West Frisian rogge, Low German Rogg, German Roggen, Rocken, and Old Norse rugr (Danish rug, Swedish råg); cognates outside Germanic include Russian рожь (rožʹ) and Latvian rudzi.
