Origin uncertain; probably of North Germanic origin, compare dialectal Norwegian rugga ("coarse coverlet"), Swedish rugg ("rough entangled hair"), from Old Norse rǫgg ("shagginess; tuft"), from Proto-Germanic *rawwō ("long wool"), related to English rag and rough.
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