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

ruigpoot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ruig

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

via Dutch poot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpootlimb of an animal; leg or foot; hand
2Middle Dutchpôtelimb, claw
3Old Dutchpota—
Every word from Proto-Germanic rūhwaz →Every word from Old Dutch rūh →Every word from Middle Dutch ruuch →