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
- (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