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Where does “rode” come from?

rode (Danish) comes from Old French rote, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

rode (Danish): file; tax collector's district; to mess up

Definitions

  1. file; tax collector's district; to mess up

Ancestry of “rode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchroterote
2Latinruptanominative feminine singular of ruptus;...
3Latinruptusbroken; ruptured, burst
4Latinrumpō—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “rode”

  • trærod
  • gulerod
  • kvadratrod
  • rod
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