Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rōwō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ere(w)-, *rē(w)- (“quiet, calm”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɔː.wɔː/

Noun

*rōwō f

calmness, quiet, tranquility, peace
repose, rest

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *rōwō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*rōwō	*rōwôz
vocative	*rōwō	*rōwôz
accusative	*rōwǭ	*rōwōz
genitive	*rōwōz	*rōwǫ̂
dative	*rōwōi	*rōwōmaz
instrumental	*rōwō	*rōwōmiz

Related terms

*rōwaz
*rēwaz

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: Roh
  - → Saterland Frisian: Raue ?
Old Dutch: *ruowa
- Middle Dutch: rowe, rouwe
Old High German: ruowa
- Middle High German: ruowe, rouwe, ruo
  - Alemannic German: Ruew
  - German: Ruhe
  - Luxembourgish: Rou
  - Yiddish: רו‎ (ru)
Old Norse: ró
- Icelandic: ró
- Faroese: ró, rógv
- Norwegian: ro
- Old Swedish: rō
  - Swedish: ro
- Danish: ro

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