Where does “rudam” come from?

rudam (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian rúd, from German rūte, from Middle High German ruote, from Old High German ruota, from Proto-Germanic rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European rōt-.

Ancestry of “rudam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianrúdpole, rod
2Germanrūterod
3Middle High Germanruote—
4Old High Germanruotarod
5Proto-Germanicrōdōrod, pole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrōt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rōt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rōdō →Every word from Old High German ruota →