Where does “roin” come from?

roin (English) comes from Old French runger, from Latin rumigo, from Latin rumen, from Proto-Indo-European sréwmn̥, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

roin (English): To growl; to roar; A scab; a scurf, or scurfy...

Definitions

  1. To growl; to roar; A scab; a scurf, or scurfy...

Ancestry of “roin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrungerto gnaw
2LatinrumigoI chew over again, ruminate
3Latinrumenthroat, gullet
4Proto-Indo-Europeansréwmn̥—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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