rood
English
/ɹuːd/
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.
- A measure of land area, equal to a quarter of an acre.
- (UK) A measure of five and a half yards in length.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English rode (cross, ride, reckoning) inherited from Old English rōd (cross, pole, rood, crucifix) inherited from Proto-Germanic *rōdō (rod, pole) derived from Proto-Indo-European *rōt-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*rōt-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Holyrood English
- holy English
- road English
- 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
- rod Old English
- rodfæstnian Old English
- rodweorþiend Old English
- rād Old English
- rōd Old English
- rode Middle English
- róðukross Old Norse
- roede Middle Dutch
- ruota Old High German
- ruote Middle High German
- ruoda Old Dutch
- *rooto Proto-Finnic