Where does “Ross” come from?
Ross (German) comes from Middle High German rāz, from Old High German rāza, from Proto-West Germanic hrātu, from Proto-Germanic hrētō, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t- — to twist, weave.
Ross (German): honeycomb; Alternative spelling of Ross
Definitions
- honeycomb; Alternative spelling of Ross
Ancestry of “Ross”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | rāz | — |
| 2 | Old High German | rāza | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hrātu | honeycomb |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hrētō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥t- | to twist, weave |