Where does “Goldrausch” come from?

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

Goldrausch (German): gold rush

Definitions

  1. gold rush

Ancestry of “Goldrausch”, step by step

Goldrausch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Rausch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRauschhigh, flush, intoxication; frenzy
2Middle High Germanrūscha charge, rush
3Middle High Germanrūschento make noise
4Old High Germanrūskōn—
5Proto-Germanicrūskōnąto make a noise; whiz; whirr; to startle
6Proto-Indo-European*Hrews-—

via German gold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangoldgold (chemical element, Au)
2Middle High Germangolt—
3Old High Germangold—
4Proto-West Germanicgolþgold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūskōną →Every word from Old High German rūskōn →