Where does “bildrör” come from?
bildrör (Swedish) comes from Swedish rör, from Old Swedish rør, from Old Norse reyrr, from Proto-Germanic rauzaz, from Proto-Indo-European resg- — to weave, plait; to plait, wattle; to weave, to...
bildrör (Swedish): a picture tube, a CRT, a cathode-ray tube
Definitions
- a picture tube, a CRT, a cathode-ray tube
Ancestry of “bildrör”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | rör | a reed, a cane, a straw; a cane; a reed |
| 2 | Old Swedish | rør | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | reyrr | reed |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rauzaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | resg- | to weave, plait; to plait, wattle; to weave, to... |