Where does “ruoz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ruoz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ruoz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreH(u)d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrōtaz →Every word from Old High German ruoz →
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