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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/ruchlos

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, R (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
ruchlos
Friedrich Kluge2510785An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, R — ruchlos1891John Francis Davis

ruchlos, adj., ‘infamous, flagitious,’from MidHG. ruoche-lôs, ‘unconcerned, reckless,’ allied to MidHG. ruoche, f., ‘care, carefulness’; comp. E. reckless; see ruhen and geruben.