Where does “ruwen” come from?

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

ruwen (Dutch): to roughen

Definitions

  1. to roughen

Ancestry of “ruwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchruwrough, crude, harsh; raw, crude
2Middle Dutchruuch—
3Old Dutchrūhrough
4Proto-Germanicrūhwazrough
Every word from Proto-Germanic rūhwaz →Every word from Old Dutch rūh →Every word from Middle Dutch ruuch →