roer.
a boat's wheel
Meaning & usage
a boat's wheel
a rudder, device to steer a vessel
(used absolutely, with the definite article: het roer) control
Where this word comes from
From a contraction of earlier roeder, from Middle Dutch roeder, from Old Dutch *ruother, from Proto-West Germanic *rōþr, from Proto-Germanic *rōþrą. Cognate with West Frisian roer, German Ruder, English rudder.
light musket, matchlock gun
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch roer, from Proto-Germanic *rauzą (“tube”). Cognate with German Rohr. The modern Dutch -oe- instead of expected -oo- is unexplained.
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