Where does “ῥέω” come from?

ῥέω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

ῥέω (Ancient Greek): I flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I...

Definitions

  1. I flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I...

Ancestry of “ῥέω”, step by step

ῥέω traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European srew-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
2Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Proto-Hellenic *hréwō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic*hréwōto flow, stream

Words derived from “ῥέω”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →