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

  1. third-person plural of rish

Ancestry of “roo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxrishto; during; beside, along
2Middle Irishfritowards, to
3Old Irishfritowards, to; against; with
4Proto-Celticwrit-against, opposite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Celtic writ- →