roo

roo · noun

1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁-“to rest; quiet”
2. Proto-Germanic*rōō“quiet, rest”
3. Old Englishrō
4. Middle Englishroo
5. Englishroo

From Middle English roo, ro, from Old English rō, rōw (“quietness, quiet, rest”), from Proto-Germanic *rōō (“quiet, rest”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to rest; quiet”). Cognate with Scots ro, ruve (“peace, repose”), German Ruhe (“rest, peace, tranquility”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish ro (“rest, peace, tranquility”), Icelandic ró (“tranquility, quietness”).

More words from Middle English, Old English, Proto-Germanic

roo · noun

Apheretic form of kangaroo.