Where does “rœre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rœre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrōra—
2Old High Germanrōrpipe
3Proto-Germanicrauząpipe, reed, shaft, tube; reed, rush
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

Words derived from “rœre”

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