Where does “Rüsche” come from?

Rüsche (German) comes from French ruche, from Middle French rusche, from Old French rusche, from Latin rusca, from Gaulish rusca, from Proto-Celtic rūskos, from Proto-Indo-European HrewH- — to dig.

Rüsche (German): ruffle; ruche

Definitions

  1. ruffle; ruche

Ancestry of “Rüsche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchruchehive, beehive; ruffle; flounce; ruche
2Middle Frenchruschebeehive
3Old Frenchruschebeehive
4Latinruscabark; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
5Gaulishrusca—
6Proto-Celticrūskosbark
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewH-to dig

Words derived from “Rüsche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European HrewH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic rūskos →Every word from Gaulish rusca →