Where does “stuprör” come from?

stuprör (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...

stuprör (Swedish): a drain pipe from a roof-line gutter down to (or into) the ground; a downspout, a down pipe

Definitions

  1. a drain pipe from a roof-line gutter down to (or into) the ground; a downspout, a down pipe

Ancestry of “stuprör”, step by step

stuprör 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 stupa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishstupaA stupa; a Buddhist monument; To fall; To die or...
2Sanskritस्तूपstupa; heap, mound, relic-shrine, summit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European resg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rauzaz →Every word from Old Norse reyrr →