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
Ancestry of “roeyen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | ruoien | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rōaną | to row |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |
Words derived from “roeyen”