Where does “menroede” come from?

menroede (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-.

menroede (Dutch): driver's rod, used to control draught animals

Definitions

  1. driver's rod, used to control draught animals

Ancestry of “menroede”, step by step

menroede 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 mennen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmennenTo lead draught animal; To drive a drawn vehicle...
2Middle Dutchmennen—
3Old Dutchmennen—
4Latinmināre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rōt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rōdō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *rōdu →