Where does “ro” come from?

ro (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse Ró, from Proto-Germanic wranhō, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

ro (Norwegian Nynorsk): calm, tranquility, peace, quiet; to row; to try...

Definitions

  1. calm, tranquility, peace, quiet; to row; to try...

Ancestry of “ro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseRórest (state of inner peace)
2Proto-Germanicwranhōangle, corner, nook
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
4Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

Words derived from “ro”

Every word from Latvian wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wranhō →