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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
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