English
rubbage
Possibly from rubb(ish) + -age (suffix forming nouns with the sense of collection or appurtenance).
Formed from age
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- ‘vital force’
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Latin aetātem
Vulgar Latin *aetāticum
Old French eage ‘age’
Middle English age
English age
Today it means
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Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “rubbage”. 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 / rubbage