Where does “Rauch” come from?

Rauch (German) comes from Saterland Frisian rouch, from Old High German rouh, from Proto-West Germanic rauki, from Proto-Germanic raukiz, from Proto-Indo-European rewǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European rew- — to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...

Rauch (German): smoke, fume

Definitions

  1. smoke, fume

Ancestry of “Rauch”, step by step

Rauch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Saterland Frisian rouch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland FrisianrouchAlternative form of ruuch; rough
2Old High Germanrouhsmoke
3Proto-West Germanicraukismoke
4Proto-Germanicraukizsmoke, vapour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrewǵ-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrew-to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...

via German rau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanraurough
2Middle High Germanrūch
3Old High Germanrūhrough
4Proto-Germanicrūhwazrough

Words derived from “Rauch

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rew-