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Where does “rūz” come from?

rūz (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ruoz, from Proto-Germanic hrōtaz, from Proto-Indo-European kreH(u)d- — grime, soot.

Ancestry of “rūz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanruoz—
2Proto-Germanichrōtazsoot
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankreH(u)d-grime, soot

Words derived from “rūz”

  • rußen
  • rußig
  • berußen
  • Ruß
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