Where does “roos” come from?

roos (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rōse, from Middle French rose, from Old French rosé, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrti- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

roos (Dutch): rose, ornamental plant of the genus "Rosa"; rose,...

Definitions

  1. rose, ornamental plant of the genus "Rosa"; rose,...

Ancestry of “roos”, step by step

roos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch rōse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrōse—
2Middle Frenchroserose (flower)
3Old Frenchrosérose
4LatinRosarose
5Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
6Old Persianwurdiflower
7Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Dutch Rosa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchRosa—

Words derived from “roos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti- →