Roar
/rɔːr/noun
To make a loud, deep, prolonged sound; also, a loud, prolonged sound itself.
Did you know?English *roar* is probably imitative in origin, but its close Germanic relatives show how languages repeatedly shaped this sound into a name for powerful animal and human voices.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*reu-
“A proposed ancient sound-symbolic base for loud, rough noise or bellowing”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*rauzjaną
“To roar, bellow, or make a harsh loud sound”
Old English
OE
rarian
“To roar, bellow, or cry out loudly”
Middle English
ME
roren
“To roar; to make a loud, deep, harsh sound”
Modern English
English
roar
“To make a loud, deep, prolonged sound; to sound loudly and forcefully”