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

Definitions

  1. tube, duct, pipe

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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rauzą →Every word from Old High German rōr →