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Where does “Ró” come from?

Ró (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wranhō, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

Ancestry of “Ró”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwranhōangle, corner, nook
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
3Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

Words derived from “Ró”

  • Ró
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