Etymology

ruched

R1U1C3H4E1D2

Today it means: with tight elastic folds Full definition →

English ruche ← French ruche ← Middle French rusche
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*Hrew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃rewk-
  3. Proto-Celtic*rukskos
  4. Proto-Celtic*rūskos
  5. Gaulishrūsca
  6. Early Medieval Latinrusca
  7. Old Frenchrusche
  8. Middle Frenchrusche
  9. Frenchruche
  10. Englishruche
  11. English todayruched

From ruche + -ed.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.