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Where does “rueve” come from?

rueve (Old French) comes from Latin rogō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃roǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Ancestry of “rueve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrogō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃roǵ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “rueve”

  • reve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →