Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

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”

  • Nanoröhre
  • Kohlenstoffnanoröhre
  • Gasentladungsröhre
  • Speiseröhre
  • Quarzröhrchen
  • Röhrenspinne
  • röhrenförmig
  • Röntgenröhre
  • Harnröhre
  • Röhre
  • Radarröhre
  • Leuchtröhre
  • Entladungsröhre
  • Vakuumröhre
  • Nanoröhrchen
  • Röhrchen
  • Glasröhre
  • Glühröhrchenprobe
  • Kathodenstrahlröhre
  • Glühröhrchen
  • Fernsehbildröhre
  • Fernsehröhre
  • rura
  • rerna
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