An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/verrucht

←

verrecken

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

verrucht

verrückt

→

This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry verrucht.

Random word

2551408An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V — verruchtJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

verrucht, adjective, ‘infamous, atrocious,’ from Middle High German verruochet, ‘heedless, careless,’ allied to Middle High German verruochen, ‘to pay no heed, forget.’ The meaning of the Modern High German adjective, like that of the cognate ruchlos, is under the influence of anrüchig, berüchtigt, Gerücht, ruchbar. —