rufian
French
noun
Definitions
- ruffian (scoundrel, rascal)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian ruffiano (pimp, procurer, pander) derived from Old High German hruf, hrŭf (crust, eschar).
Origin
Old High German
hruf, hrŭf
Gloss
crust, eschar
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ruffle English
- ruffleless English
- rufflement English
- ruffler English
- ruffly English
- toruffle English
- unrufflable English
- unruffle English
- ruffianeggiare Italian
- ruffianeria Italian
- ruffianesco Italian
- ruffiano Italian
- rufián Spanish, Castilian
- ruffelen Middle English
- hruf Old High German
- hruf, hrŭf Old High German
- rufian Middle French