Ruew

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German ruo, from Old High German ruowa, from Proto-Germanic *rōwō (“calmness, repose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ere(w)-, *rē(w)- (“quiet, calm”). Cognate with Luxembourgish Rou, German Ruh, English roo, Icelandic ró, Swedish ro.

Noun

Ruew f

  1. (Uri) peace, quiet, calm

References
  • “Ruew” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
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