Where does “róe” come from?

róe (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic rowesyā, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

róe (Old Irish): a withe or rope; flat or level ground; a...

Definitions

  1. a withe or rope; flat or level ground; a...

Ancestry of “róe”, step by step

róe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic rowesyā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticrowesyāfield, open ground
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

via Proto-Celtic rowos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticrowos—

Words derived from “róe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic rowesyā →