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Where does “rōf” come from?

rōf (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic rōf, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- — to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

rōf (Old English): set, array; number of soldiers, array; fierce

Definitions

  1. set, array; number of soldiers, array; fierce

Ancestry of “rōf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicrōffamous, renowned
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

Words derived from “rōf”

  • stæfrof
  • hygerof
  • -rof
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