Where does “ruusche” come from?

ruusche (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German rūschen, from Old High German rūskōn, from Proto-Germanic rūskōną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews-.

ruusche (Alemannic German): to rustle, murmur, whisper; to sweep, rush, swoop

Definitions

  1. to rustle, murmur, whisper; to sweep, rush, swoop

Ancestry of “ruusche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrūschento make noise
2Old High Germanrūskōn—
3Proto-Germanicrūskōnąto make a noise; whiz; whirr; to startle
4Proto-Indo-European*Hrews-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūskōną →Every word from Old High German rūskōn →