Where does “wichelroede” come from?

wichelroede (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-.

wichelroede (Dutch): A divining rod, a dowsing rod

Definitions

  1. A divining rod, a dowsing rod

Ancestry of “wichelroede”, step by step

wichelroede 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 wichelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwichelento dowse, to divine
2Middle Dutchwigelento wiggle
3Proto-Germanicwigulōną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rōt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rōdō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *rōdu →
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