Where does “Rohling” come from?

Rohling (German) comes from German roh, from Middle High German rō, from Old High German rāo, from Proto-West Germanic hrau, from Proto-Germanic hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

Rohling (German): brute; blank

Definitions

  1. brute; blank

Ancestry of “Rohling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrohraw; unprocessed, crude, raw; unrefined, rude,...
2Middle High Germanrō—
3Old High Germanrāo—
4Proto-West Germanichrauraw
5Proto-Germanichrawazraw, uncooked
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrawaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrau →