Where does “Ró” come from?

Ró (Faroese) comes from Old Norse Ró, from Proto-Germanic wranhō, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

Ró (Faroese): peace, quiet, rest

Definitions

  1. peace, quiet, rest

Ancestry of “Ró”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseRórest (state of inner peace)
2Proto-Germanicwranhōangle, corner, nook
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
4Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

Words derived from “Ró”

Every word from Latvian wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wranhō →