Where does “rose” come from?

rose (Middle English) comes from Old English rōse, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrti-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

rose (Middle English): rose; The rose as a heraldic emblem; A morally...

Definitions

  1. rose; The rose as a heraldic emblem; A morally...

Ancestry of “rose”, step by step

rose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English rōse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrōserose
2LatinRosarose
3Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
4Old Persianwurdiflower
5Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Old Norse hrósa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehrósato brag, to boast; to praise; to boast; praise
2Proto-Germanichrōþsōną—
3Proto-Germanichrōþaz—

Words derived from “rose”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti- →