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Where does “ruche” come from?

ruche (French) comes 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.

ruche (French): hive, beehive; ruffle; flounce; ruche

Definitions

  1. hive, beehive; ruffle; flounce; ruche

Ancestry of “ruche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchruschebeehive
2Old Frenchruschebeehive
3Latinruscabark; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
4Gaulishrusca—
5Proto-Celticrūskosbark
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewH-to dig

Words derived from “ruche”

  • ruched
  • ruche
  • ruching
  • ruche
  • rucher
  • Rüsche
  • berüscht
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