Etymograph

English

Rouse

Rouse comes from Anglo-Norman rous ‘red-haired’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rewdʰ-‘red’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rudʰ-tósreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*russosreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErussus‘red’
  5. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400rous‘red-haired’
  6. EnglishtodayRouse

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rewdʰ-‘red’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rudʰ-tósreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*russosreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErussus‘red’
  5. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400rous‘red-haired’
  6. EnglishtodayRouse

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- ‘red’

red, ruby, rust, reddish, rowan, ruddy, redness, rubric, corroborate, rubella, roan, erythema, rud, ruddock, russet, rufous, robusta, 35 more

through Latin russus ‘red’

russel, roux, 1 more

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- / Rouse

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