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Where does “roup” come from?

roup (Scots) comes from Middle English ropen, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

roup (Scots): to shout, roar, cry out loudly

Definitions

  1. to shout, roar, cry out loudly

Ancestry of “roup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishropen—
2Middle English-enDenotes the past participle form when attached to...
3Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
4Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
5Proto-Norse-īna-—
6Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “roup”

  • crowp
  • crope
  • croup
  • croap
  • croop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →