Where does “Roof” come from?

Roof (English) comes from Middle English rof, from Old English hrōf, from Proto-Germanic hrōfą, from Proto-Indo-European krāpo-, from Proto-Indo-European krāwə- — to cover, heap.

Roof (English): A Chinese constellation located near Aquarius and Pegasus, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black Turtle

Definitions

  1. A Chinese constellation located near Aquarius and Pegasus, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black Turtle

Ancestry of “Roof”, step by step

Roof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English rof

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishrofA roof; A house or building; a edifice used for...
2Old Englishhrōfroof, ceiling; top, summit; heaven, sky
3Proto-Germanichrōfąroof
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrāpo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrāwə-to cover, heap

via Proto-West Germanic hrōþi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichrōþipraise, fame, glory, renown
2Proto-Germanichrōþizpraise, fame, glory, renown
3Proto-Indo-Europeankréh₃tis—

Words derived from “Roof”

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