róa
Icelandic
verb-ri
Definitions
- to row, to propel a vessel with oars
- to sail out to fish
- to rock backwards and forwards
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse róa (row) inherited from Proto-Germanic *rōaną (row) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (row, separate).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₁reh₁-
Gloss
row, separate
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- αὐτερέτης Ancient Greek
- ἐρετμόν Ancient Greek
- ἐρῆμος Ancient Greek
- *h₁reh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *-þrą Proto-Germanic
- *rainō Proto-Germanic
- *rōanaz Proto-Germanic
- *rōaną Proto-Germanic
- *rōþrą Proto-Germanic
- ro Swedish
- rowan Old English
- rōwan Old English
- ऋते Sanskrit
- roðr Old Norse
- róa Old Norse
- rógva Faroese
- ruon Middle High German
- *ruoien Old Dutch
- *rāyeti Proto-Celtic
- ruewe Alemannic German