Etymology

ouche

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Today it means: A brooch or clasp for fastening a piece of clothing together, especially when set with jewels or valuable. Full definition →

Middle English ouche ← Anglo-Norman nusche ← Old French nusche
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  1. Old French · derived fromnusche
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromnusche
  3. Middle English · inherited fromouche
  4. English todayouche

From Middle English ouche, from nouche, which in phrases like a nouche was re-analyzed as an ouche (rebracketing). From Anglo-Norman nusche and Old French nusche (with metanalysis), from a Germanic source; compare German Nusche, Proto-Germanic *hnuts.

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