English
Rusch
Rusch comes from Middle Low German rusch ‘rushes, reeds’, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *ruskijā ‘rush (plant)’.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*ruskijā‘rush (plant)’reconstructed
- Old Saxonc. 800–1200rusk
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600rusch‘rushes, reeds’
- EnglishtodayRusch
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*ruskijā‘rush (plant)’reconstructed
- Old Saxonc. 800–1200rusk
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600rusch‘rushes, reeds’
- EnglishtodayRusch
Every English word from Proto-West Germanic *ruskijā
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *ruskijā / Rusch