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Where does “ruofan” come from?

ruofan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

ruofan (Old High German): to call

Definitions

  1. to call

Ancestry of “ruofan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichrōpanto cry out, to call, to shout
2Proto-Germanichrōpanąto cry out, call, shout
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “ruofan”

  • ausrufen
  • abrufbar
  • abrufen
  • anrufen
  • Anrufer
  • Anruferin
  • unwiderruflich
  • rufe
  • hereinrufen
  • rufen
  • widerruflich
  • widerrufen
  • zurückrufen
  • ruofen
  • ruffen
  • uruffen
  • rofe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →