Rusch

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle Low German rusch ← Old Saxon rusk ← Proto-West Germanic *ruskijā →
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Meanings

proper nounRusch (plural Rusches)

plural Rusches

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Lower SorbianRoš
  2. Proto-West Germanic*hrōþi
  3. Old High Germanhrōd“fame”
  4. Proto-West Germanic*ruskijā
  5. Old Saxonrusk
  6. Middle Low Germanrusch“rushes, reeds”
  7. EnglishRusch

* As a German surname, from Middle Low German rusch (“rushes, reeds”), from Old Saxon rusk, from Proto-West Germanic *ruskijā. Compare Ruesch. * Also as a German surname Rüsch, shortened from names derived from Old High German hrōd (“fame”), from Proto-West Germanic *hrōþi. * As a north/Low German surname, from Middle Low German rusch (“quick, hasty, rash”), compare *hurskaz. * Germanized from Lower Sorbian Roš, see Rosch. Compare Rush.

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APA

Rusch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rusch

MLA

“Rusch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rusch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rusch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rusch.

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