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Where does “roet” come from?

roet (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch rōt, from Proto-West Germanic raud, from Proto-Germanic raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

Ancestry of “roet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchrōt—
2Proto-West Germanicraudred
3Proto-Germanicraudazred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “roet”

  • roet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →