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
Ancestry of “donderroede”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | roede | A rod; A penis; An are, a unit of area... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | roede | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ruoda | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *rōdu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rōdō | rod, pole |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rōt- | — |