English
Rauh
Rauh comes from German Rauch ‘smoke’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewg- ‘to vomit, burp, roar’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rewg-‘to vomit, burp, roar’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*reukaną‘to smoke’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*raukiz‘smoke, vapour’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*rauki‘smoke’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050rouh‘smoke’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350rouch
- Germanc. 1650–presentRauch‘smoke’
- EnglishtodayRauh
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rewg-‘to vomit, burp, roar’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*reukaną‘to smoke’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*raukiz‘smoke, vapour’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*rauki‘smoke’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050rouh‘smoke’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350rouch
- Germanc. 1650–presentRauch‘smoke’
- EnglishtodayRauh
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 / Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewg- / Rauh