Etymology Explorer › Scots

Where does “roch” come from?

roch (Scots) comes from Old English rūh, from Proto-Germanic rūhwaz — rough.

roch (Scots): land in an unimproved, virgin condition; the...

Definitions

  1. land in an unimproved, virgin condition; the...

Ancestry of “roch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrūh—
2Proto-Germanicrūhwazrough

Words derived from “roch”

  • rochie
Every word from Proto-Germanic rūhwaz →