Where does “ゴールドラッシュ” come from?
ゴールドラッシュ (Japanese) comes from English gold rush, from English rush, from Middle English ruschen, from Old English hrysċan, from Proto-Germanic hurskijaną, from Proto-Germanic hurskaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
ゴールドラッシュ (Japanese): gold rush
Definitions
- gold rush
Ancestry of “ゴールドラッシュ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gold rush | Any period of feverish migration into an area in... |
| 2 | English | rush | Any of several stiff plants of the genus... |
| 3 | Middle English | ruschen | — |
| 4 | Old English | hrysċan | to jolt, startle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hurskijaną | to be quick; rush; drive |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hurskaz | fast; quick; lively |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |