Where does “Ruam” come from?

Ruam (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German ruobe, rüebe, from Old High German ruoba, from Proto-Germanic rōbǭ.

Ruam (Bavarian): turnip, beet

Definitions

  1. turnip, beet

Ancestry of “Ruam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanruobe, rüebe—
2Old High Germanruobaturnip, rape; a number, multitude
3Proto-Germanicrōbǭ—
Every word from Proto-Germanic rōbǭ →Every word from Old High German ruoba →Every word from Middle High German ruobe, rüebe →