Where does “roe” come from?
roe (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic rowesyā, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.
roe (Old Irish): a withe or rope; flat or level ground; a...
Definitions
- a withe or rope; flat or level ground; a...
Ancestry of “roe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Celtic | rowesyā | field, open ground |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |