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Where does “Geruch” come from?

Geruch (German) comes from Middle High German rūch, from Old High German rūh, from Proto-Germanic rūhwaz — rough.

Geruch (German): smell, odour

Definitions

  1. smell, odour

Ancestry of “Geruch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrūch—
2Old High Germanrūh—
3Proto-Germanicrūhwazrough

Words derived from “Geruch”

  • Körpergeruch
  • geruchsfrei
  • geruchlich
  • Mundgeruch
  • Geruchsschwellenwert
  • Geruchsstoff
  • Geruchssinn
  • geruchtilgend
  • geruchsspezifisch
  • geruchsneutral
  • geruchslos
  • geruchlos
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