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Where does “rod” come from?

rod (Breton) comes from Proto-Brythonic rrod, from Proto-Celtic rotos, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

rod (Breton): wheel

Definitions

  1. wheel

Ancestry of “rod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicrrodwheel
2Proto-Celticrotoswheel
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

Words derived from “rod”

  • divrod
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