English
Ruhe
Ruhe comes from German Ruhe ‘calm, relative quietness’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁reh₁-‘quiet, calm’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁roh₁-weh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rōō‘calm, quiet’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*rōu‘calm, rest’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050ruowa‘peace, quiet, rest’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350ruo
- Germanc. 1650–presentRuhe‘calm, relative quietness’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁reh₁-‘quiet, calm’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁roh₁-weh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rōō‘calm, quiet’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*rōu‘calm, rest’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050ruowa‘peace, quiet, rest’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350ruo
- Germanc. 1650–presentRuhe‘calm, relative quietness’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- ‘quiet, calm’
rest, rare, row, roo, rudder, ramshackle, ransack, rother, 5 more
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- / Ruhe