Where does “Gerüchteverbreiter” come from?

Gerüchteverbreiter (German) comes from Dutch gerucht, from Middle Dutch geruchte.

Gerüchteverbreiter (German): rumormonger male or of unspecified gender

Definitions

  1. rumormonger male or of unspecified gender

Ancestry of “Gerüchteverbreiter”, step by step

Gerüchteverbreiter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gerucht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgeruchtrumor; sound, clamour
2Middle Dutchgeruchte—

via German Verbreiter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerbreitermonger, circulator male or of unspecified gender
Every word from Middle Dutch geruchte →Every word from Dutch gerucht →