Where does “roeyen” come from?

roeyen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ruoien, from Proto-Germanic rōaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

roeyen (Middle Dutch): to row

Definitions

  1. to row

Ancestry of “roeyen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchruoien—
2Proto-Germanicrōanąto row
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Words derived from “roeyen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rōaną →Every word from Old Dutch ruoien →