Where does “roef” come from?

roef (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ruof, from Old English hrōf, from Proto-Germanic hrōfą, from Proto-Indo-European krāpo-, from Proto-Indo-European krāwə- — to cover, heap.

Ancestry of “roef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchruof
2Old Englishhrōfroof, ceiling; top, summit; heaven, sky
3Proto-Germanichrōfąroof
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrāpo-
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrāwə-to cover, heap

Words derived from “roef

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krāwə-
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