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Where does “roeping” come from?

roeping (Dutch) comes from Dutch roepen, from Middle Dutch roepen, from Old Dutch ruopan, from Proto-West Germanic hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

roeping (Dutch): vocation, calling

Definitions

  1. vocation, calling

Ancestry of “roeping”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchroepento cry, shout; to call, summon, invite etc
2Middle Dutchroepento call, to shout
3Old Dutchruopanto shout; to call
4Proto-West Germanichrōpanto cry out, to call, to shout
5Proto-Germanichrōpanąto cry out, call, shout
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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