Where does “rōr” come from?

rōr (Middle High German) comes from Old High German rōr, from Proto-Germanic rauzą, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

Ancestry of “rōr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrōrpipe
2Proto-Germanicrauząpipe, reed, shaft, tube; reed, rush
3Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

Words derived from “rōr”

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