Where does “Rauchware” come from?

Rauchware (German) comes from German wāre, from English Ware, from Middle English ware, from Old English wær, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

Rauchware (German): tanned furs ready to be processed into clothing

Definitions

  1. tanned furs ready to be processed into clothing

Ancestry of “Rauchware”, step by step

Rauchware traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwāregoods, merchandise, ware, commodity
2EnglishWareA placename
3Middle EnglishwareAlternative form of veir; Alternative form of...
4Old Englishwærcautious, on guard, watching out for something;...
5Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
6Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via German Rauch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRauchsmoke, fume
2Saterland FrisianrouchAlternative form of ruuch; rough
3Old High Germanrouhsmoke
4Proto-West Germanicraukismoke
5Proto-Germanicraukizsmoke, vapour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrewǵ-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanrew-to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-