Where does “Raufaser” come from?

Raufaser (German) comes from German rau, from Middle High German rūch, from Old High German rūh, from Proto-Germanic rūhwaz — rough.

Ancestry of “Raufaser”, step by step

Raufaser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rau

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

via German Faser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFaserfibre
2Old High Germanfasofibre
3Proto-Germanicfasōnfiber
Every word from Proto-Germanic rūhwaz →
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