Where does “roeien” come from?

roeien (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch roeyen, from Old Dutch ruoien, from Proto-Germanic rōaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

roeien (Dutch): to row

Definitions

  1. to row

Ancestry of “roeien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchroeyento row
2Old Dutchruoien—
3Proto-Germanicrōanąto row
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Words derived from “roeien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rōaną →Every word from Old Dutch ruoien →