The story
- Proto-Indo-European*Hrew-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃rewk-
- Proto-Celtic*rukskos
- Proto-Celtic*rūskos
- Gaulishrūsca
- Early Medieval Latinrusca
- Old Frenchrusche
- Middle Frenchrusche
- Frenchruche
- English todayruche
Borrowed from French ruche, from Middle French rusche, from Old French rusche, from Early Medieval Latin rusca (“bark”), borrowed from Gaulish rūsca, from Proto-Celtic *rūskos (“bark”), from *rukskos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewk- (“to dig up”), from *Hrew- (“to tear out, dig out”).
Words from the same roots
Frenchruche all →
rush
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.