Where does “rōd” come from?

rōd (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European rōt-.

rōd (Old English): cross, rood, crucifix, pole

Definitions

  1. cross, rood, crucifix, pole

Ancestry of “rōd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrōdōrod, pole
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrōt-—

Words derived from “rōd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rōt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rōdō →