Etymology Explorer › Gaulish

Where does “ruskā” come from?

ruskā (Gaulish) comes from Proto-Celtic rūskos, from Proto-Indo-European HrewH- — to dig.

Ancestry of “ruskā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticrūskosbark
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewH-to dig

Words derived from “ruskā”

  • ruched
  • ruche
  • ruching
  • ruche
  • ruche
  • rucher
  • Rüsche
  • berüscht
  • rusc
  • rusca
  • ryssja
  • rueûtchie
  • rueûque
  • ruche
  • rusche
  • rusca
  • rusca
  • rusca
  • rusca
Every word from Proto-Indo-European HrewH- →