Where does “rod” come from?
Rod comes from Middle English rodde, from Old English rodd, of unknown ultimate origin.
rod (English): A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or...
Definitions
- A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or...
Ancestry of “rod”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Rodney | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |