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

  1. honeycomb; Alternative spelling of Ross

Ancestry of “Roß”, step by step

Roß traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German rāz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrāz—
2Old High Germanrāzahoneycomb
3Proto-West Germanichrātuhoneycomb
4Proto-Germanichrētō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥t-to twist, weave

via Middle High German ros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanroshorse
2Old High Germanroshorse, steed
3Proto-West Germanichrosshorse
4Proto-Germanichrussąhorse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “Roß”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrētō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrātu →