Where does “rūchen” come from?

rūchen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German rūhhan, from Old High German riohhan, from Proto-West Germanic reukan, from Proto-Germanic reukaną, from Proto-Indo-European rougi-.

Ancestry of “rūchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrūhhan—
2Old High Germanriohhanto smell; to smoke
3Proto-West Germanicreukanto smoke, to give off smoke
4Proto-Germanicreukanąto smoke, to give off a vapour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrougi-—

Words derived from “rūchen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rougi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic reukaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic reukan →