Where does “rêche” come from?

rêche (French) comes from Frankish rubisk, from Proto-Germanic hreubaz, from Proto-Indo-European kreup- — scab, crust.

rêche (French): rough, coarse

Definitions

  1. rough, coarse

Ancestry of “rêche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishrubisk—
2Proto-Germanichreubazrough, crusty, scabby
3Proto-Indo-Europeankreup-scab, crust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hreubaz →Every word from Frankish rubisk →