Where does “rǫð” come from?
rǫð (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic radō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rh̥₁dʰ-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
rǫð (Old Norse): row
Ancestry of “rǫð”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | radō | row; line; series |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rh̥₁dʰ-éh₂ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |