Where does “rūch” come from?

rūch (German) comes from German riechen, from Old High German riohhan, from Proto-West Germanic reukan, from Proto-Germanic reukaną, from Proto-Indo-European rougi-.

rūch (German): smell, odour

Definitions

  1. smell, odour

Ancestry of “rūch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanriechento smell (something); to sniff (something)
2Old High Germanriohhanto smell; to smoke
3Proto-West Germanicreukanto smoke, to give off smoke
4Proto-Germanicreukanąto smoke, to give off a vapour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrougi-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rougi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic reukaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic reukan →