Where does “ruoien” come from?

ruoien (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic rōaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

Ancestry of “ruoien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrōanąto row
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Words derived from “ruoien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rōaną →
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