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Where does “Geräusch” come from?

Geräusch (German) comes from Middle High German geriusche, from Middle High German rūschen, from Old High German rūskōn, from Proto-Germanic rūskōną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews-.

Geräusch (German): noise, sound

Definitions

  1. noise, sound

Ancestry of “Geräusch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangeriusche—
2Middle High Germanrūschento make noise
3Old High Germanrūskōn—
4Proto-Germanicrūskōnąto make a noise; whiz; whirr; to startle
5Proto-Indo-European*Hrews-—

Words derived from “Geräusch”

  • geräuschlos
  • geräuscharm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews- →