Where does “kloakrør” come from?

kloakrør (Danish) comes from Danish rør, from Middle Low German rōder, from Old Saxon rōthar, from Proto-Germanic rōþrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

kloakrør (Danish): sewer pipe

Definitions

  1. sewer pipe

Ancestry of “kloakrør”, step by step

kloakrør traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish rør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrørreed; pipe, tube; imperative of røre
2Middle Low Germanrōder—
3Old Saxonrōthar—
4Proto-Germanicrōþrąoar; rudder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

via Danish kloak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkloaka sewer
2Frenchcloaquecesspool, cesspit; cloaca
3LatincloācaAn underground drain, sewer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rōþrą →Every word from Old Saxon rōthar →