Where does “rør” come from?

rør (Danish) comes 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.

rør (Danish): reed; pipe, tube; imperative of røre

Definitions

  1. reed; pipe, tube; imperative of røre

Ancestry of “rør”, step by step

rør traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German rōder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanrōder—
2Old Saxonrōthar—
3Proto-Germanicrōþrąoar; rudder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

via Old Norse reyrr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsereyrrreed
2Proto-Germanicrauzaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanresg-to weave, plait; to plait, wattle; to weave, to...

Words derived from “rør”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rōþrą →Every word from Old Saxon rōthar →