Where does “roo” come from?
roo (Manx) comes from Manx rish, from Middle Irish fri, from Old Irish fri, from Proto-Celtic writ-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
roo (Manx): third-person plural of rish
Definitions
- third-person plural of rish
Ancestry of “roo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Manx | rish | to; during; beside, along |
| 2 | Middle Irish | fri | towards, to |
| 3 | Old Irish | fri | towards, to; against; with |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | writ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |