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Where does “ruigpoot” come from?

ruigpoot (Dutch) comes from Dutch ruig, from Middle Dutch ruuch, from Old Dutch rūh, from Proto-Germanic rūhwaz — rough.

ruigpoot (Dutch): homo, poof, faggot

Definitions

  1. homo, poof, faggot

Ancestry of “ruigpoot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchruigrough, rugged, bristly; raucous, boisterous
2Middle Dutchruuch—
3Old Dutchrūh—
4Proto-Germanicrūhwazrough
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