royd

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*rudą
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*rodu
3. Old English · inherited fromrodu“clearing”
4. Middle English · inherited from*rode“clearing”
5. English todayroyd

Inherited from Middle English *rode (“clearing”), from Old English rodu (“clearing”), from Proto-West Germanic *rodu, variant of *rod, from Proto-Germanic *rudą, from *reudaną (“to clear”). Compare German Rodung, from German roden (“to clear”).

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