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Where does “ruched” come from?

ruched (English) comes from English ruche, from French ruche, from Middle French rusche, from Old French rusche, from Latin rusca, from Gaulish rusca, from Proto-Celtic rūskos, from Proto-Indo-European HrewH- — to dig.

ruched (English): with tight elastic folds; simple past tense and...

Definitions

  1. with tight elastic folds; simple past tense and...

Ancestry of “ruched”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrucheA strip of fabric which has been fluted or...
2Frenchruchehive, beehive; ruffle; flounce; ruche
3Middle Frenchruschebeehive
4Old Frenchruschebeehive
5Latinruscabark; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
6Gaulishrusca—
7Proto-Celticrūskosbark
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewH-to dig
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