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 Germanrūhrough
3Proto-Germanicrūhwazrough

Words derived from “Geruch”

Every word from Proto-Germanic rūhwaz →Every word from Old High German rūh →Every word from Middle High German rūch →