Where does “rove” come from?
Rove comes from Middle English roven, from Middle English raven, from Old English hræfn, from Old French resver, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-.
rove (English): To shoot with arrows; To roam, or wander about at...
Definitions
- To shoot with arrows; To roam, or wander about at...
Ancestry of “rove”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | roven | Alternative form of rofen; to roof; to wander, to... |
| 2 | Middle English | raven | to wander; to rave; talk like a madman |
| 3 | Old English | hræfn | raven |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hrabn | raven |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hrabnaz | raven |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |