roe

roe
{{11}}roe (1) "fish eggs," c.1400, corresponding to O.N. hrogn, Flem. rog, M.L.G. and M.Du. roge, O.H.G. rogo "roe," from P.Gmc. *khrugna, corresponding to PIE *qreq- "spawn" (Cf. Lith. kurkle, Rus. krjak "spawn of frogs"). Exact relations of the Germanic words are uncertain.
{{12}}roe (2) "small deer," O.E. ra, from raha, from P.Gmc. *raikhon (Cf. O.N. ra, Du. ree, O.H.G. reho, Ger. Reh "doe"), perhaps from PIE root *rei- "streaked, spotted."

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