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Where does “Röhre” come from?

Röhre (German) comes from Middle High German rōre, from Old High German rōra, from Old High German rōr, from Proto-Germanic rauzą, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

Röhre (German): tube, duct, pipe; oven; television

Definitions

  1. tube, duct, pipe; oven; television

Ancestry of “Röhre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrōrereed, rush
2Old High Germanrōra—
3Old High Germanrōrpipe
4Proto-Germanicrauząpipe, reed, shaft, tube; reed, rush
5Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

Words derived from “Röhre”

  • Nanoröhre
  • Kohlenstoffnanoröhre
  • Gasentladungsröhre
  • Speiseröhre
  • Quarzröhrchen
  • Röhrenspinne
  • röhrenförmig
  • Röntgenröhre
  • Harnröhre
  • Radarröhre
  • Leuchtröhre
  • Entladungsröhre
  • Vakuumröhre
  • Nanoröhrchen
  • Röhrchen
  • Glasröhre
  • Glühröhrchenprobe
  • Kathodenstrahlröhre
  • Glühröhrchen
  • Fernsehbildröhre
  • Fernsehröhre
  • rerna
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