Where does “רוי” come from?

רוי (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German rūch, from Old High German rūh, from Proto-Germanic rūhwaz — rough.

רוי (Yiddish): raw, uncooked; rough

Definitions

  1. raw, uncooked; rough

Ancestry of “רוי”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrūch—
2Old High Germanrūhrough
3Proto-Germanicrūhwazrough

Words derived from “רוי”

Every word from Proto-Germanic rūhwaz →Every word from Old High German rūh →Every word from Middle High German rūch →
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