Where does “rōthar” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rōthar”, step by step

rōthar 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 “rōthar”

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