Where does “ruw” come from?

ruw (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ruuch, from Old Dutch rūh, from Proto-Germanic rūhwaz — rough.

ruw (Dutch): rough, crude, harsh; raw, crude

Definitions

  1. rough, crude, harsh; raw, crude

Ancestry of “ruw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchruuch—
2Old Dutchrūhrough
3Proto-Germanicrūhwazrough

Words derived from “ruw”

Every word from Proto-Germanic rūhwaz →Every word from Old Dutch rūh →Every word from Middle Dutch ruuch →