Etymology

onrush

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Today it means: A forceful rush or flow forward. Full definition →

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The story

From on- + rush. Compare Middle English onresen (“to rush upon; attack”), from Old English onrǣsan (“to rush, rush on”); Old English onrǣs (“an onrush, assault, attack”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.