Where does “røyr” come from?

røyr (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse reyðr, from Old Norse rauðr, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

røyr (Norwegian Nynorsk): a pipe; groin; Arctic char

Definitions

  1. a pipe; groin; Arctic char

Ancestry of “røyr”, step by step

røyr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse reyðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsereyðrrorqual, fin whale
2Old Norserauðrred
3Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
4Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old Norse reyrr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsereyrrreed
2Proto-Germanicrauzaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanresg-to weave, plait; to plait, wattle; to weave, to...

Words derived from “røyr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →