Where does “donderroede” come from?

donderroede (Dutch) comes from Dutch roede, from Middle Dutch roede, from Old Dutch ruoda, from Proto-West Germanic *rōdu, from Proto-Germanic rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European rōt-.

donderroede (Dutch): a lightning rod

Definitions

  1. a lightning rod

Ancestry of “donderroede”, step by step

donderroede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch roede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchroedeA rod; A penis; An are, a unit of area...
2Middle Dutchroede—
3Old Dutchruodarod, pole
4Proto-West Germanic*rōdu—
5Proto-Germanicrōdōrod, pole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrōt-—

via Dutch donder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdonderthunder; the head or body; a thing
2Middle Dutchdonrethunder
3Old Dutchthunar—
4Proto-GermanicÞunrazThor, god of thunder
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rōt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rōdō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *rōdu →
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