The story
- Old English · derived from*rodu“clearing”
- English todayRode
In place names, from Old English *rodu (“clearing”).
Words from the same roots
Old English*rodu all →
royd
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
rode
Today it means: Of a male woodcock, to fly back and forth over the edge of a woodland while calling; to perform its, typically crepuscular, mating flight. Full definition →
Old English *rodu