Where does “rósa” come from?

rósa (Faroese) comes from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrti-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

rósa (Faroese): rose; beautiful coloured flower; denotation for a...

Definitions

  1. rose; beautiful coloured flower; denotation for a...

Ancestry of “rósa”, step by step

rósa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Rosa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinRosarose
2Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
3Old Persianwurdiflower
4Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Old Norse hrósa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehrósato brag, to boast; to praise; to boast; praise
2Proto-Germanichrōþsōną—
3Proto-Germanichrōþaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti- →