Proto-Germanic
*rōaną
‘to row’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *rōaną.
7 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *rōaną, most familiar first.
- row ← rowen ← rōwan
- rudder ← rodder ← rōþor ← *rōþr ← *rōþrą
- rudderless ← rudder ← rother ← rōþor ← *rōþr
- rother ← rōþor ← *rōþr ← *rōþrą
- rown ← rowen ← rōwen ← *rōanaz
- rudderlike ← rudder ← rother ← rōþor ← *rōþr
- ruddered ← rudder ← rother ← rōþor ← *rōþr
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *rōaną