Where does “rū” come from?

rū (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic rūhaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

Ancestry of “rū”, step by step

rū traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic rūhaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrūhazrough
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rewk-to dig; to till
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

via Proto-Germanic rūhwaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrūhwazrough

Words derived from “rū”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūhaz →