Where does “ruoder” come from?

ruoder (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic rōþrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

Ancestry of “ruoder”, step by step

ruoder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic rōþrą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrōþrąoar; rudder
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

via Proto-West Germanic *rōþr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*rōþroar

Words derived from “ruoder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rōþrą →