Where does “Ros” come from?

Ros (Luxembourgish) 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.

Ros (Luxembourgish): honeycomb

Definitions

  1. honeycomb

Ancestry of “Ros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrāz—
2Old High Germanrāzahoneycomb
3Proto-West Germanichrātuhoneycomb
4Proto-Germanichrētō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥t-to twist, weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrētō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrātu →