Where does “kobberrør” come from?

kobberrør (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rør, from Middle Low German rōder, from Old Saxon rōthar, from Proto-Germanic rōþrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

kobberrør (Norwegian Bokmål): a copper pipe

Definitions

  1. a copper pipe

Ancestry of “kobberrør”, step by step

kobberrør traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål rør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrørpipe, tube; cane; mess
2Middle Low Germanrōder—
3Old Saxonrōthar—
4Proto-Germanicrōþrąoar; rudder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

via Norwegian Bokmål kobber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkobbercopper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rōþrą →Every word from Old Saxon rōthar →