English
rother
Rother comes from Middle English rother ‘a rudder or till’, from Proto-Germanic *rōaną ‘to row’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁reh₁-‘to row’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁roh₁-(ye-)-tireconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rōaną‘to row’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rōþrą‘rudder’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*rōþr‘rudder’literally ‘instrument for rowing’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150rōþor‘rudder, scull’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500rother‘a rudder or till’
- Englishtodayrother
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁reh₁-‘to row’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁roh₁-(ye-)-tireconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rōaną‘to row’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rōþrą‘rudder’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*rōþr‘rudder’literally ‘instrument for rowing’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150rōþor‘rudder, scull’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500rother‘a rudder or till’
- Englishtodayrother
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- ‘to row’
rest, rare, roo, ramshackle, ransack, 4 more
through Proto-Germanic *rōaną ‘to row’
through Old English rōþor ‘rudder, scull’
through Middle English rother ‘a rudder or till’
Today it means
noun A rudder.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- / rother