Where does “rode” come from?
rode (German) comes from German roden, from Middle High German roten, from Middle High German rote, from Old French rote, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
rode (German): inflection of roden: ## first-person singular...
Definitions
- inflection of roden: ## first-person singular...
Ancestry of “rode”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | roden | to clear; to make arable |
| 2 | Middle High German | roten | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | rote | — |
| 4 | Old French | rote | route, path |
| 5 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 6 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 7 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |