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E 0742 ROW
The word " row " is of Germanic origin .
H 0836 ב ו ר
Concept of root : romp
and row
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Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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ב ו ר
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rov
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to
fight, quarrel
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Related English words
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row
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Comparison between European words and
Hebrew
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Languages
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Words
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Pronunciation
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English meanings
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Similarity in roots
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Hebrew
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ב ו ר
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rov
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to fight, quarrel
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r (o) b
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English
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row ;
romp
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row ;
romp
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r (o) w
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Middle Dutch
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robben
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robben
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to fight, romp
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r (o) b
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Proto-Semitic *ROB --- *RŎB- Proto-Germanic
The common origin on the basis of similarity in sound and meaning seems easily acceptable. Romping also may end in a row, so we do not have to wonder all too much if one root may serve both sub-concepts.
Note:
- English. The English words "row" and "romp" have in common the lack of a clear etymology. A "row" between people has nothing to do with "a row of people", nor with the "rowing" down the river on that Sunday afternoon. Some say it came from Cambridge, but that will be a story from Oxford. "To romp" has even emptier hands.
Note:
- Hebrew and Proto-Semitic.
This entry is strictly related to E 0728 (Hebrew 0842) and we refer to the comments there found.
Note:
- Dutch. Besides the verb "robben" there is the very common word "robbedoes" , that stands for somebody who likes to romp. It is mostly used for children or girls, but its meaning is general. The second part "-does" is of uncertain origin, but the word is certainly old, as it lives on in Afrikaans "robbedoe". It is as such also used in Frisian, since old times. Some scholars see there its origin, but it is just a matter of family relation.
Note:
- Proto-Germanic. However uncertain the etymology of the various mentioned words, their similarity indicates that they may have a common origin in Proto-Germanic, that may have had "*R Ŏ B-".
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| Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 27/11/2012 at 11.38.58 |
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