Etymograph

English

Rummage

Rummage comes from German Rometsch.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentRometsch
  2. EnglishtodayRummage

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentRometsch
  2. EnglishtodayRummage

The story

Americanized spelling of German Rometsch.

Today it means

name A surname from German.

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

Etymograph / German Rometsch / Rummage