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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →