The story
- German · derived fromRohrbach“reed brook”
- English todayRohrbough
Ultimately from German Rohrbach (“reed brook”). The spelling -bough reflects an English-influenced phonetic rendering of -bach among German immigrants, especially in North America.
Words from the same roots
GermanRohrbach all →
Rohrback
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.