Where does “roh” come from?

roh (German) comes 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.

roh (German): raw; unprocessed, crude, raw; unrefined, rude,...

Definitions

  1. raw; unprocessed, crude, raw; unrefined, rude,...

Ancestry of “roh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrō—
2Old High Germanrāo—
3Proto-West Germanichrauraw
4Proto-Germanichrawazraw, uncooked
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “roh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrawaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrau →