Where does “rōu” come from?

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

rōu (Proto-West Germanic): calm, quiet; rest, repose

Definitions

  1. calm, quiet; rest, repose

Ancestry of “rōu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*rōōcalm, quiet
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Words derived from “rōu”

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