Where does “roer” come from?

roer (Danish) comes from Danish ro, from Old Norse Ró, from Proto-Germanic wranhō, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

roer (Danish): rower; oarsman, oarswoman; indefinite plural of...

Definitions

  1. rower; oarsman, oarswoman; indefinite plural of...

Ancestry of “roer”, step by step

roer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrocalmness; to row
2Old Norserest (state of inner peace)
3Proto-Germanicwranhōangle, corner, nook
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
5Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

via Danish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherpresent of være; are
Every word from Latvian wer-