Where does “berüscht” come from?
berüscht (German) comes from German Rüsche, from French ruche, from Middle French rusche, from Old French rusche, from Latin rusca, from Gaulish rusca, from Proto-Celtic rūskos, from Proto-Indo-European HrewH- — to dig.
berüscht (German): ruffled, ruched
Ancestry of “berüscht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Rüsche | ruffle; ruche |
| 2 | French | ruche | hive, beehive; ruffle; flounce; ruche |
| 3 | Middle French | rusche | beehive |
| 4 | Old French | rusche | beehive |
| 5 | Latin | rusca | bark; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 6 | Gaulish | rusca | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | rūskos | bark |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | HrewH- | to dig |