Where does “rōdǭ” come from?

rōdǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European rōt-.

rōdǭ (Proto-Germanic): rod, pole

Definitions

  1. rod, pole

Ancestry of “rōdǭ”, step by step

rōdǭ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European rōt-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanrōt-

via Proto-Indo-European reh₁t-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁t-post, beam, pole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rōt-