Where does “roepen” come from?

roepen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ruopan, from Proto-West Germanic hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

roepen (Middle Dutch): to call, to shout

Definitions

  1. to call, to shout

Ancestry of “roepen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchruopanto shout; to call
2Proto-West Germanichrōpanto cry out, to call, to shout
3Proto-Germanichrōpanąto cry out, call, shout
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “roepen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-