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 Germanrūhrough
2Proto-Germanicrūhwazrough

Words derived from “rūch”

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