Where does “reyr” come from?

reyr (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse reyrr, from Proto-Germanic rauzaz, from Proto-Indo-European resg- — to weave, plait; to plait, wattle; to weave, to...

reyr (Icelandic): cane, reed

Definitions

  1. cane, reed

Ancestry of “reyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsereyrrreed
2Proto-Germanicrauzaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanresg-to weave, plait; to plait, wattle; to weave, to...

Words derived from “reyr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European resg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rauzaz →Every word from Old Norse reyrr →