Where does “rōden” come from?
rōden (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
rōden (German): to clear (a forest)
Definitions
- to clear (a forest)
Ancestry of “rōden”, step by step
rōden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German roten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | roten | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | rote | — |
| 3 | Old French | rote | route, path |
| 4 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 5 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 6 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |
via Middle Low German rōden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | rōden | — |