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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European HrewH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic rūskos →Every word from Gaulish rusca →