Where does “Ruder” come from?

Ruder (German) comes from Old High German ruodar, from Proto-Germanic rōþrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

Ruder (German): oar; rudder; steer

Definitions

  1. oar; rudder; steer

Ancestry of “Ruder”, step by step

Ruder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German ruodar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanruodar—
2Proto-Germanicrōþrąoar; rudder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

via Old High German ruoder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanruoder—
2Proto-West Germanic*rōþroar

Words derived from “Ruder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rōþrą →Every word from Old High German ruodar →
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