Where does “Rausch” come from?

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

Rausch (German): high, flush, intoxication; frenzy

Definitions

  1. high, flush, intoxication; frenzy

Ancestry of “Rausch”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Rausch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūskōną →Every word from Old High German rūskōn →
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