Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “rūch” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rūch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrūh—
2Proto-Germanicrūhwazrough

Words derived from “rūch”

  • Raufußbussard
  • rau
  • Raureif
Every word from Proto-Germanic rūhwaz →