Where does “ruche” come from?

ruche (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German rūchen, from Old High German rūhhan, from Old High German riohhan, from Proto-West Germanic reukan, from Proto-Germanic reukaną, from Proto-Indo-European rougi-.

ruche (Central Franconian): to smell

Definitions

  1. to smell

Ancestry of “ruche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrūchen—
2Old High Germanrūhhan—
3Old High Germanriohhanto smell; to smoke
4Proto-West Germanicreukanto smoke, to give off smoke
5Proto-Germanicreukanąto smoke, to give off a vapour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrougi-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rougi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic reukaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic reukan →
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