Etymology Explorer › Welsh

Where does “rhod” come from?

rhod (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic rrod, from Proto-Celtic rotos, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

rhod (Welsh): wheel; orb; ecliptic

Definitions

  1. wheel; orb; ecliptic

Ancestry of “rhod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicrrodwheel
2Proto-Celticrotoswheel
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

Words derived from “rhod”

  • arianrhod
  • rhodau
  • rhodio
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