Where does “rūcan” come from?
rūcan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic reukan, from Proto-Germanic reukaną, from Proto-Indo-European rougi-.
Ancestry of “rūcan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | reukan | to smoke, to give off smoke |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | reukaną | to smoke, to give off a vapour |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | rougi- | — |
Words derived from “rūcan”