Where does “ruowa” come from?

ruowa (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic rōu, from Proto-Germanic *rōō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

ruowa (Old High German): peace, quiet, rest

Definitions

  1. peace, quiet, rest

Ancestry of “ruowa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicrōucalm, quiet; rest, repose
2Proto-Germanic*rōōcalm, quiet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Words derived from “ruowa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *rōō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic rōu →