Etymograph

English

rerub

From re- + rub.

Formed from re- + rub

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Middle English rubben ‘to abrade’

English rub

Today it means

verb To rub again.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “rerub”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / rerub