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
Ancestry of “ruche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | rūchen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | rūhhan | — |
| 3 | Old High German | riohhan | to smell; to smoke |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | reukan | to smoke, to give off smoke |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | reukaną | to smoke, to give off a vapour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rougi- | — |