Where does “rosch” come from?

rosch (Hunsrik) comes from Portuguese roxo, from Old Portuguese roxo, from Latin russeus, from Latin russus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rosch (Hunsrik): purple

Definitions

  1. purple

Ancestry of “rosch”, step by step

rosch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese roxo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseroxohaving purple as its color; being bruised;...
2Old Portugueseroxodark red
3Latinrusseusdark red
4Latinrussusred, reddish-brown
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Brazilian Portuguese roxo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Brazilian Portugueseroxo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ-