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Where does “roeren” come from?

roeren (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch roeren, from Old Dutch ruoren, from Proto-West Germanic *hrōʀijan, from Proto-Germanic hrōzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱroHs-.

roeren (Dutch): to stir, scramble; to move, budge; touch, move

Definitions

  1. to stir, scramble; to move, budge; touch, move

Ancestry of “roeren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchroeren—
2Old Dutchruoren—
3Proto-West Germanic*hrōʀijan—
4Proto-Germanichrōzijanąto stir
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱroHs-—

Words derived from “roeren”

  • roerei
  • roerloos
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