Etymology

rutch

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Today it means: To slide; to scooch; to shuffle. Full definition →

German rutschen ← Pennsylvania German rutsche ← Plautdietsch rutschen
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  1. Plautdietsch · borrowed fromrutschen“slide”
  2. Pennsylvania German · borrowed fromrutsche“slide; move around frequently”
  3. German · borrowed fromrutschen“slide”
  4. English todayrutch

Partly from German rutschen (“slide”), partly (especially in Pennsylvania Dutch English) from Pennsylvania German rutsche (“slide; move around frequently”), and partly (especially in Amish use) from Plautdietsch rutschen (“slide”). Compare also West Country English ruge (“slippery”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.