Where does “roe” come from?
roe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ro, from Old Norse Ró, from Proto-Germanic wranhō, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.
roe (Norwegian Nynorsk): to calm , to soothe
Ancestry of “roe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ro | calm, tranquility, peace, quiet; to row; to try... |
| 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 |