Where does “roer” come from?
roer (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese roer, from Latin rodere, from Latin rodo, from Proto-Indo-European rōd-, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.
roer (Galician): to gnaw, to nibble, to bite; to corrode
Definitions
- to gnaw, to nibble, to bite; to corrode