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Where does “ruoz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ruoz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrōtazsoot
2Proto-Indo-EuropeankreH(u)d-grime, soot

Words derived from “ruoz”

  • rußig
  • Ruß
  • berußen
  • rußen
  • ruoz
  • rūz
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