Where does “rūhhan” come from?
rūhhan (Old High German) comes from Old High German riohhan, from Proto-West Germanic reukan, from Proto-Germanic reukaną, from Proto-Indo-European rougi-.
Ancestry of “rūhhan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | riohhan | to smell; to smoke |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | reukan | to smoke, to give off smoke |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | reukaną | to smoke, to give off a vapour |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | rougi- | — |
Words derived from “rūhhan”