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 Englishrūhrough, hairy
2Proto-Germanicrūhwazrough

Words derived from “roch

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