Where does “רויוואַרג” come from?

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

רויוואַרג (Yiddish): raw materials

Definitions

  1. raw materials

Ancestry of “רויוואַרג”, step by step

רויוואַרג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish רוי

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishרויraw, uncooked; rough
2Middle High Germanrūch—
3Old High Germanrūhrough
4Proto-Germanicrūhwazrough

via Yiddish ־וואַרג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־וואַרגness
Every word from Proto-Germanic rūhwaz →Every word from Old High German rūh →Every word from Middle High German rūch →