Where does “rør” come from?

rør (Faroese) comes from Danish rør, from Middle Low German rōder, from Old Saxon rōthar, from Proto-Germanic rōþrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

rør (Faroese): pipe, tube; third-person singular present of...

Definitions

  1. pipe, tube; third-person singular present of...

Ancestry of “rør”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrørreed; pipe, tube; imperative of røre
2Middle Low Germanrōder—
3Old Saxonrōthar—
4Proto-Germanicrōþrąoar; rudder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rōþrą →Every word from Old Saxon rōthar →