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Where does “rusen” come from?

rusen (Middle Low German) comes from Old French ruser, from Latin rursus, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

rusen (Middle Low German): to rush

Definitions

  1. to rush

Ancestry of “rusen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchruserto use cunning, to be crafty, beguile
2Latinrursusbackward, turned back; on the contrary; in...
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “rusen”

  • rus
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