Where does “Rohr” come from?

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

Rohr (German): duct, pipe, tube; blowpipe; cane

Definitions

  1. duct, pipe, tube; blowpipe; cane

Ancestry of “Rohr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Rohr”

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