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Where does “ruuch” come from?
ruuch (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch rūh, from Proto-Germanic rūhwaz — rough.
Ancestry of “ruuch”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Dutch
rūh
rough
2
Proto-Germanic
rūhwaz
rough
Words derived from “ruuch”
ruw
ruig
Rucphen
ru
ruigpoot
ruwweg
ruwheid
ruwen
ruigpootbuizerd
ruigpoothoen
ruigpootuil
verruwen
Rucphen
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