Where does “Rouge” come from?

Rouge (German) comes from French rouge, from Middle French rouge, from Old French roge, from Latin rubeus, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

Rouge (German): rouge

Definitions

  1. rouge

Ancestry of “Rouge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrougered
2Middle Frenchrougered
3Old Frenchrogered
4Latinrubeusred, reddish; of or pertaining to the bramble...
5Latinruberred approximately like red ochre (which had a traditional status among the Romans); red that was both common and dignified, somewhat associated with pigment
6Proto-Italicruðrosred
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ-