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 *rōwō.

Noun

*rōu f

calm, quiet
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

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)