Where does “roaches” come from?
Roaches comes from Middle English roche, from Old French roche, from Proto-Germanic hrussą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers-, a root expressing movement or trembling.
roaches (English): plural of roach
Ancestry of “roaches”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | roach | Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae,... |
| 2 | Middle English | roche | — |
| 3 | Old French | roche | rock |
| 4 | Persian | رخ | rook; cheek; face |
| 5 | Middle Persian | lhw' | rook, castle |
| 6 | Sanskrit | रथ | chariot, car, especially a two-wheeled... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrátʰas | chariot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrót-h₂-os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |