Etymology

roose

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Today it means: To flatter or praise. Full definition →

Middle English rosen ← Old Norse hrósa ← Proto-Germanic *hrōþsōną
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*hrōþsōną
  2. Old Norse · derived fromhrósa“to boast; praise”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromrosen“to boast”
  4. English todayroose

From Middle English rosen (“to boast”), from Old Norse hrósa (“to boast; praise”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōþsōną, from *hrōþaz, *hrōþiz (“fame; glory; praise”). Cognate with Icelandic hrósa, Danish rose, Swedish rosa.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishrosen all →

rosen

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