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Where does “roȝe” come from?

roȝe (Middle English) comes from Old English rūg, from Proto-Germanic rūhaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

Ancestry of “roȝe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrūg—
2Proto-Germanicrūhazrough
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rewk-to dig; to till
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

Words derived from “roȝe”

  • rough
  • roughly
  • roughness
  • rougher
  • roughshod
  • roughage
  • roughen
  • roughneck
  • roughish
  • roughcast
  • roughhead
  • microroughness
  • roughie
  • roughrider
  • roughriding
  • roughhew
  • microrough
  • nanoroughness
  • roughspun
  • unrough
  • macroroughness
  • roughdrawn
  • roughscuff
  • ruffmans
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