Where does “rou” come from?

rou (Haitian Creole) comes from French roué, from Old French ruee, from Old French rode, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.

rou (Haitian Creole): wheel

Definitions

  1. wheel

Ancestry of “rou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrouéroué; past participle of rouer
2Old Frenchruee—
3Old Frenchrode—
4LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
5Proto-Italicrotā—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic rotā →