Etymology

rummage

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Today it means: To arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods. Full definition →

Middle English ronage ← Old French arrumage
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rummage · verb, noun1

  1. Old French · derived fromarrumage
  2. Middle English · inherited fromronage
  3. English todayrummage

From Middle English ronage, from Old French arrumage (compare French arrimage), from arrumer (“to arrange the cargo in the hold”) (compare French arrimer and Spanish arrumar).

Rummage · proper noun2

  1. German · derived fromRometsch
  2. English todayRummage

Americanized spelling of German Rometsch.

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