English word origin

Etymology of Roder

* As a German surname Röder, from the old personal name Rodher, from the Germanic elements *hrōþi (“fame”) + *hari (“army”). Compare Roeder. * Also a variant of Ruder (related to the noun rudder) and Reuter.

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name

A surname.

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