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

  1. a picture tube, a CRT, a cathode-ray tube

Ancestry of “bildrör”, step by step

bildrör traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish rör

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishröra reed, a cane, a straw; a cane; a reed
2Old Swedishrør—
3Old Norsereyrrreed
4Proto-Germanicrauzaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanresg-to weave, plait; to plait, wattle; to weave, to...

via Swedish bild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbildpicture; image; photo
2GermanBildimage; picture; painting; photo; image
3Middle High Germanbildepicture, example, comparison; image, shape
4Old High Germanbilidiimage, figure, reflection, replica
5Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image
Every word from Proto-Indo-European resg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rauzaz →Every word from Old Norse reyrr →