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Where does “ruother” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ruother”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ruother”

  • руль
  • рулить
  • рулевой
  • roer
  • roerganger
  • roeder
  • roeder
  • roer
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