Where does “roughishly” come from?
roughishly (English) comes from English roughish, from English rough, from English ruff, from German Ruf, from Middle High German ruof, from Old High German ruof, from Old High German ruofan, from Proto-West Germanic hrōpan — army.
roughishly (English): In a roughish manner; somewhat roughly
Definitions
- In a roughish manner; somewhat roughly
Ancestry of “roughishly”, step by step
roughishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English roughish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | roughish | Somewhat rough |
| 2 | English | rough | Not smooth; uneven; Approximate; hasty or... |
| 3 | English | ruff | A circular frill or ruffle on a garment,... |
| 4 | German | Ruf | call; reputation |
| 5 | Middle High German | ruof | — |
| 6 | Old High German | ruof | — |
| 7 | Old High German | ruofan | to call |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | hrōpan | to cry out, to call, to shout |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hrōpaną | to cry out, call, shout |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |