English
rough
Rough comes from Old English rūh, from Proto-Germanic *rūhaz ‘rough, hairy’, whose earlier origin is uncertain.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rūhaz‘rough, hairy’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150rūh‘rough’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500rough‘rough’
- Englishearliest quotation 1633rough
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rūhaz‘rough, hairy’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150rūh‘rough’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500rough‘rough’
- Englishearliest quotation 1633rough
Earliest quotation: 1633, Phineas Fletcher: “In calms you fish; in roughs use songs and…”
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *rūhaz
Today it means
adj Not smooth; uneven.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *rūhaz / rough