roo

Meaning

Noun

• Peace; quietness.
• Rest; stillness.
• Short form of kangaroo

Origin

• From Middle English roo, ro, from Old English rō, rōw, from Proto-Germanic *rōwō ("quiet, rest"), from Proto-Indo-European *ere(w)-, *rē(w)-. Cognate with Scots ro, ruve, German Ruhe ("rest, peace, tranquility"), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish ro, Icelandic ró ("tranquility, quietness").