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Where does “rusche” come from?

rusche (Old French) comes from Latin rusca, from Gaulish rusca, from Proto-Celtic rūskos, from Proto-Indo-European HrewH- — to dig.

rusche (Old French): beehive

Definitions

  1. beehive

Ancestry of “rusche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinruscabark; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
2Gaulishrusca—
3Proto-Celticrūskosbark
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewH-to dig

Words derived from “rusche”

  • ruched
  • ruche
  • ruching
  • ruche
  • ruche
  • rucher
  • Rüsche
  • berüscht
  • ruche
  • rusche
Every word from Proto-Indo-European HrewH- →