Etymology of the English word rough
the English word
roughderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*rukhazDerivations in English
Boxer,
roughage,
roughcast,
roughen,
rougher,
roughish,
roughrider,
roughshod,
roughhouse,
roughneck,
roughyDerivations in other languages
Italian
rough, Portuguese
rafeCognates
Dutch
ruig, German
rauhUsage
Word found in Modern English
