Where does “reagensrør” come from?

reagensrør (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål reagens, from Latin reagens, from Latin reago, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

reagensrør (Norwegian Bokmål): a test tube

Definitions

  1. a test tube

Ancestry of “reagensrør”, step by step

reagensrør traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål reagens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålreagensa reagent
2Latinreagensdoing again
3LatinreagoI act upon again, I do again; I react
4Latinrĕ-back, backwards
5Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
6Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
7Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →