Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rōu

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rōō.

Noun

*rōu f

1. calm, quiet
2. rest, repose

Inflection

wō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*rōu
Genitive	*rōwā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*rōu	*rōwō
Accusative	*rōwā	*rōwā
Genitive	*rōwā	*rōwō
Dative	*rōwē	*rōwōm, *rōum
Instrumental	*rōu	*rōwōm, *rōum

Derived terms

• *rōēn

Descendants

• Old English: rōw, rō
  • Middle English: ro, rou, rowe, roo
    • English: roo
    • Scots: ro, ruve
• Old Saxon: *rōwa
  • Middle Low German: rôwe
    • German Low German:

      Altmärkisch, Westphalian (Bentheimisch): Raue

      Westphalian:

      Sauerländisch: Rugge, Riu (Sundern), Rūre (Wenden)

      Westmünsterländisch: Ruhe

      East Westphalian: Riuhe (Lippisch), Rue (Wedemarkisch)

      • →? Saterland Frisian: Raue
• Old Dutch: *ruowa
  • Middle Dutch: rowe, rouwe
• Old High German: ruowa
  • Middle High German: ruowe, rouwe, ruo
    • German: Ruhe
    • Alemannic German: Ruew
    • Hunsrik: Ruh
    • Luxembourgish: Rou
    • Yiddish: רו (ru)