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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Rauke

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, R (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Rauke
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Rauke, f., ‘rocket,’ ModHG. only, from Lat. erûca, ‘a sort of colewort,’ whence also Ital. ruca, ruchetta, Fr. roquette (E. rocket).