Where does “rau” come from?

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

rau (German): rough

Definitions

  1. rough

Ancestry of “rau”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rau”

Every word from Proto-Germanic rūhwaz →Every word from Old High German rūh →Every word from Middle High German rūch →