{"id":1996,"date":"2022-06-11T10:40:48","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T10:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1996"},"modified":"2022-06-11T13:48:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T13:48:58","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-roof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1996","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Roof"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Roof\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-06-11T10:40:48+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we\u2019re exploring  the origins of the word roof.\n\n\n\nA roof [\u0279u\u02d0f \/ \u0279\u028af] is:\n\n \tthe cover of a building\n \tmaterial used for a roof\n \tthe highest point\n \tan upper limit\n \tthe vaulted upper boundary of the mouth\n\nIt comes from the Middle English rof...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/roof1.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4269\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1996-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/roof1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/roof1.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/roof1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/roof1.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1996-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/roof1.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"roof1.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we\u2019re exploring  the origins of the word <strong>roof<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/omniglot\/33400811871\/in\/photolist-2nniq1B-2mJtuba-2mJpmR4-26LQNZG-26teZdv-HVZpve-24QekzE-GAGK8h-VTPjp7-STvTGK-RfyWnt-CFR91q-f97Era-6A3C1x\" title=\"Castell Penrhyn Castle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3670\/33400811871_f8422c6fbf_z.jpg\" alt=\"Castell Penrhyn Castle\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>roof<\/strong> [\u0279u\u02d0f \/ \u0279\u028af] is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the cover of a building<\/li>\n<li>material used for a roof<\/li>\n<li>the highest point<\/li>\n<li>an upper limit<\/li>\n<li>the vaulted upper boundary of the mouth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from the Middle English <strong>rof<\/strong> [ro\u02d0f] (roof, house, top of the mouth), or from the Old English <strong>hr\u014df<\/strong> [xro\u02d0f] (roof, the sky or heavens), from the Proto-Germanic <em>*hr\u014df\u0105<\/em> (roof), from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*kr\u0101po-<\/em> (roof), from <em>*kr\u0101w\u0259-<\/em> (to cover, heap)  [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/roof\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same roots include: <strong>roef<\/strong> [ruf] (a cabin on a boat) in Dutch, <strong>ruf<\/strong> (deckhouse, doghouse) in Danish, <strong>rouf<\/strong> [\u0281uf] (deckhouse) in French, <strong>strop<\/strong> (ceiling) in Croatian, Czech, Polish, Serbian and Slovenian, and the old Russian word <strong>\u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e\u043f<\/strong> [strop] (roof, attic, loft) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic\/hr%C5%8Df%C4%85\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, the Dutch word <strong>roef<\/strong> is only used to refer to a cabin on a river boat. A cabin on a big ship is a <strong>kajuit<\/strong> the origins of which are uncertain. It possibly comes from the Old French <em>cabane<\/em> (cabin, hut, shack, shed) and <em>hutte<\/em> (hut) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/kajuit\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gx4rhS4U--k\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gx4rhS4U--k\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> [afflilate link].<\/p>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Roof\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-06-11T10:40:48+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we\u2019re exploring  the origins of the word roof.\n\n\n\nA roof [\u0279u\u02d0f \/ \u0279\u028af] is:\n\n \tthe cover of a building\n \tmaterial used for a roof\n \tthe highest point\n \tan upper limit\n \tthe vaulted upper boundary of the mouth\n\nIt comes from the Middle English rof...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/roof1.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4270\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1996-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/roof1.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/roof1.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/roof1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/roof1.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1996-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/roof1.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"roof1.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we\u2019re exploring the origins of the word roof. A roof [\u0279u\u02d0f \/ \u0279\u028af] is: the cover of a building material used for a roof the highest point an upper limit the vaulted upper boundary of the mouth It comes from the Middle English rof [ro\u02d0f] (roof, house, top of the mouth), or from the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,33,31,47,20,56,23,4,58,55,109,1,63,57,59,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-czech","category-danish","category-dutch","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","category-language","category-middle-english","category-old-english-aenglisc","category-old-french-franceis","category-podcast","category-polish-polski","category-proto-germanic","category-proto-indo-european","category-russian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1996"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1998,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1996\/revisions\/1998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}