Where does “ro hem” come from?
ro hem (Swedish) comes from Swedish hem, from Swedish tenta, from Swedish tentamen, from Latin tentamen, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.
ro hem (Swedish): to bring home, to win
Ancestry of “ro hem”, step by step
ro hem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hem | home; to one's home; a home; one's dwelling... |
| 2 | Swedish | tenta | exam, examination; to take an exam |
| 3 | Swedish | tentamen | an examination |
| 4 | Latin | tentamen | an attempt; a literary attempt: an essay |
| 5 | Latin | -men | forms neuter nouns of the third declension |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-mn̥ | — |
via Swedish ro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ro | to row; to transport oneself in a small boat,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | róa | to row |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rōaną | to row |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |