Where does “ror” come from?
ror (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German rōder, from Old Saxon rōthar, from Proto-Germanic rōþrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
ror (Norwegian Nynorsk): imperative of røre
Ancestry of “ror”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | rōder | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | rōthar | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |