Where does “sugerør” come from?

sugerør (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.

sugerør (Norwegian Bokmål): a straw

Definitions

  1. a straw

Ancestry of “sugerør”, step by step

sugerør 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 suge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsugeto suck; to absorb
2Old Norsesúgato suck
3Proto-Germanicsūganąto suck; to suckle
4Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rōþrą →Every word from Old Saxon rōthar →