rod
Old English
noun
Definitions
- cross (method of execution)
- a measure of land length, equal to a perch
- a measure of land area, equal to a quarter of an acre
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *rōdō (rod, pole).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*rōdō
Gloss
rod, pole
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
棒
Emoji
🎣 💈
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- rute English
- sack English
- Angelrute German
- Goldrute German
- Rute German
- Rutengänger German
- Spießrute German
- rúd Hungarian
- ambtsroede Dutch, Flemish
- berkenroede Dutch, Flemish
- donderroede Dutch, Flemish
- geslachtsroede Dutch, Flemish
- menroede Dutch, Flemish
- roe Dutch, Flemish
- roede Dutch, Flemish
- tuchtroede Dutch, Flemish
- wichelroede Dutch, Flemish
- *rōt- Proto-Indo-European
- *rōdō Proto-Germanic
- ルーデサック Japanese
- rōd Old English
- roede Middle Dutch
- ruota Old High German
- ruote Middle High German
- ruoda Old Dutch
- *rooto Proto-Finnic