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English word origin

Etymology of roop

From Middle English ropen (“to cry out”), from Old English hrōpan (“to shout, proclaim; cry out, scream, howl”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną (“to call, shout, cry”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker-, *kor- (“to caw, crow”

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Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
verb

To cry; shout. · To roar; make a great noise. · To make hoarse.

noun

Hoarseness.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English ropen (“to cry out”), from Old English hrōpan (“to shout, proclaim; cry out, scream, howl”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną (“to call, shout, cry”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker-, *kor- (“to caw, crow”). Cognate with Scots roup (“to shout, roar, cry out loudly”), Saterland Frisian roupe (“to call, shout”), Dutch roepen (“to shout, cry out”), German rufen (“to call, cry, shout”), Swedish ropa (“to call, cry out, shout”), Icelandic hrópa (“to cry out”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

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  • Inherited-form mentionropenenm · to cry out
  • Inherited-form mentionhrōpanang · to shout, proclaim; cry out, scream, howl
  • Inherited-form mention*hrōpanągem-pro · to call, shout, cry
  • Derivation mention*ker-ine-pro
  • Cognate mentionroupsco · to shout, roar, cry out loudly
  • Cognate mentionroupestq · to call, shout
  • Cognate mentionroepennl · to shout, cry out
  • Cognate mentionrufende · to call, cry, shout
  • Cognate mentionropasv · to call, cry out, shout
  • Cognate mentionhrópais · to cry out
Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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