Where does “roer” come from?
roer (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ro, from Old Norse Ró, from Proto-Germanic wranhō, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.
roer (Norwegian Bokmål): an oarsman, rower; present of roe
Definitions
- an oarsman, rower; present of roe
Ancestry of “roer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ro | peace, tranquility, quiet; to row; imperative of... |
| 2 | Old Norse | Ró | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wranhō | angle, corner, nook |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wrenk- | to turn, twist, bend |
| 5 | Latvian | wer- | to turn, to bend |