Where does “rou” come from?

rou (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch rauw, from Middle Dutch rou, from Old Dutch rao, from Proto-West Germanic hrau, from Proto-Germanic hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

rou (Afrikaans): raw

Definitions

  1. raw

Ancestry of “rou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrauwraw, uncooked; raw, in a roughed up state, e.g....
2Middle Dutchrou—
3Old Dutchrao—
4Proto-West Germanichrauraw
5Proto-Germanichrawazraw, uncooked
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrawaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrau →