Where does “roeipen” come from?

roeipen (Dutch) comes from Dutch pen, from Middle Dutch penne, from Old French penne, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

roeipen (Dutch): thole

Definitions

thole

Ancestry of “roeipen”, step by step

roeipen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch pen

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	pen	pen; a long feather of a bird; pin
2	Middle Dutch	penne	—
3	Old French	penne	feather
4	Latin	penna	wing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
5	Proto-Italic	petnā	feather; wing
6	Proto-Indo-European	péth₂r̥	wing; feather
7	Proto-Indo-European	peth₂-	to spread out; to fly

via Dutch roeien

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	roeien	to row
2	Middle Dutch	roeyen	to row
3	Old Dutch	ruoien	—
4	Proto-Germanic	rōaną	to row
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₁reh₁-	to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic petnā →