English
Rauch
Rauch may come from German Rauch ‘smoke, fume’.
- Germanc. 1650–presentRauch‘smoke, fume’uncertain
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentRauch‘smoke, fume’uncertain
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *reukaną ‘to smoke’
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Rauch / Rauch